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Ocean predator chemical cues could provide early warnings for toxic algal blooms

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What happened

A team of marine scientists led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has developed a new approach to predicting harmful algal blooms (HABs), changing how oceanographers track these hazardous marine events.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:10:07 UTC.

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