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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.