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They are always out there.

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At any one time if you take a
drop of water from anywhere in
the oceans, you'll literally

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see hundreds of
different species.

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But sometimes algae
grow out of control.

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What we're really
concerned about is the
frequency and the duration

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and the intensity
of these blooms.

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Harmful algal blooms have
dominated the headlines.

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What used to be isolated
blooms are now becoming very,
very common and widespread.

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And they are affecting
the ecosystem.

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I think even just looking at
our historic numbers we saw
higher numbers in our area

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of strandings this past
year with both sea turtles
and marine mammals.

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But how are they
impacting human health?

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You can end up in the
hospital for weeks.

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And will they ever go away?

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One thing we do know is we
seem to be seeing bigger
and longer lasting blooms.