Beach Closures
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 28 May 2012
What Causes Beach Closures?The pollution that causes beach closures and illness in humans comes from many different places on land, but ultimately gets into the water primarily through one of two pathways—discrete point sources and diffuse non-point sources.
 Water Pollution | Waterborne Diseases

Viral disease - particularly from herpes - gaining interest as possible cause of coral decline
ScienceDaily.com | 30 Mar 2012
As corals continue to decline in abundance around the world, researchers are turning their attention to a possible cause that's almost totally unexplored -- viral disease. It appears that corals harbor many different viruses -- particularly herpes. They also are home to the adenoviruses and other viral families that can cause human colds and gastrointestinal disease.
 Coral | Waterborne Diseases

Tracking Aquatic Animal Diseases
Fisheries and Oceans Canada | 02 Mar 2011
Preventing the spread of aquatic animal diseases within Canada and guarding against the introduction of exotic pathogens from other countries is critical to safeguarding the health of Canada's aquatic resources and our multi-billion dollar export market in fish and seafood products.
 Research | Waterborne Diseases

New research to improve management of toxic red tides in the Gulf of Maine
EurekAlert | 01 Oct 2009
(NOAA Headquarters) NOAA has awarded $457,000 in competitive grant funding to support three projects to better track and manage outbreaks of toxic red tide algae that threaten public health and New England's shellfish industry. The grant covers the first year of what will be multi-year projects.
 Marine Management | Plankton | Waterborne Diseases

Brian Rudman: Slugs, cows, fish - they're all in it
New Zealand Herald | 14 Aug 2009
As the battle over who killed the dogs and the dolphins on the shores of the Waitemata in recent weeks heats up, Auckland Regional Council chairman Mike Lee is suggesting the ultimate culprits are hiding on the Hauraki Plains, happily...
 Coastal Development and Tourism | Water Pollution | Waterborne Diseases

Water shows no signs of toxins
New Zealand Herald | 11 Aug 2009
Kayakers and dragon boaters may be able to return to the water as soon as tomorrow, but authorities are still some way from pinpointing what made dogs on Auckland beaches ill.Paul McNabb, technical manager at Nelson science consultants...
 Waterborne Diseases

Dog and fish deaths may not be linked - scientists
New Zealand Herald | 06 Aug 2009
Five dolphins are being tested in connection with the mystery deaths of dogs and sea life.However, researchers believe they may be dealing with two or even three unrelated causes of illness in the Hauraki Gulf.Massey University...
 Waterborne Diseases

Fear keeps popular beaches almost bare
New Zealand Herald | 06 Aug 2009
Concern about the mystery illness that has so far affected dogs, birds and sea life is so severe that several popular North Shore beaches were almost bare yesterday.Laminated A3-sized warning signs have been stapled to posts along...
 Waterborne Diseases

Vanvouver Island University researcher wins major grant to study sea lice
fishupdate.com | 27 Jul 2009
Sea lice research in Canada has been boosted with the award of a CA$413,000 federal research grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to Dr. Duane Barker of Vancouver Island University.
 Fish Farming | Waterborne Diseases

Parasite threat to trout and salmon
fishupdate.com | 19 Jun 2009
Stocks of the UK's Atlantic salmon along with varieties of domestic brown trout could be under threat from a deadly parasite according to research led Bournemouth University (BU) published in the International Journal of Parasitology.
 Fish | Fisheries | Waterborne Diseases