March 2023 Lunch & Learn: Algal Blooms in Florida’s Coastal and Inland Waters

Mar. Seminar: Algal Blooms in Florida’s Waters

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An MRC Lunch & Learn Seminar

March 7, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Discover multiple harmful algal bloom species found in Florida and current efforts to understand their bloom dynamics better. Malcolm McFarland, Research Associate at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, is our guest speaker.

The Presentation Features

  • Microscopic algae and essential components of healthy aquatic ecosystems
  • The impact of increasing pollution levels
  • Harmful algal blooms that threaten ecosystem stability, human health, and local economies
  • Understanding algal bloom dynamics

This Seminar is an in-person event that will also be available live on Zoom.

This is a free event, but you must register to reserve your space at the Lagoon House (subject to cancellation) or to receive the Zoom link. The Zoom link will be in your Eventbrite confirmation email, under “Additional Information.” We will be live streaming the presentation through the MRC’s Facebook page and will be posting the recording to the MRC’s YouTube page for future viewing!

Meet the Presenter

Malcolm McFarland is a Research Associate at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. He studies the ecology of phytoplankton in aquatic environments with a special emphasis on harmful algal blooms.
Malcolm McFarland, Research Associate at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

MRC’s Lunch & Learn Webinar series is a long-standing and cherished social offered to the East Central Florida coast region, and is supported by volunteers and the community’s charitable giving. If interested and able, we ask participants to donate toward our guest speaker series. All donations are tax-deductible. For more information on the Marine Resources Council, please visit SaveTheIRL.org.