UNESCO Harmful Algae News NO.25

Phytoplankton blooms in the North Atlantic: results from the Continuous Plankton Recorder survey 2001/2002, Martin Edwards…………………………..1

The «Red Tide Watcher» Project. Takuo Omura……1

Microcystin concentrations in water and ichthyofauna of Massaciuccoli Wetlands (Tuscany), Franco Simoni, Claudio di Paolo, Andrea Mancino, Francesca Simoni, Anna Falaschi………4

Marine die-offs from Chattonella marina and Ch. cf. ovata in Kun Kaak Bay, So no ra in the Gulf of California Ramón Barraza Guardado, Roberto Cortés Altamirano, Arturo Sierra Beltrán…...................................................7

HANA Network: Harmful Algae of North Africa, Amany Ismael  ……..........................................................……10

GEOHAB. Open Science Meeting: HABs in Upwellingg Systems, Grant Pitcher, Teresa Moita.........................................…..11

Future events…………...................................................................………13

ISSHA’s President’s Corner, Karen Steidinger......................................................................14