IOC-SCOR GlobalHAB Workshop: Evaluating, Reducing and Mitigating the Cost of Harmful Algal Blooms: a Compendium of Case Studies

Abstract

2 pagesOver the last two decades, several re-ports have compiled what is known about the economic impacts of harm-ful algal blooms (HABs) [1-4]. Although these reports attempted to gather comprehensive economic impact data, both the type and amount of data available were limited. One past study estimated the cost of HABs in the European Union at $800 Million [2] but most of that cost was extrapolated for a very few HAB organisms. [...