Algal bloom monitoring August 9, 2018: Cyanobacteria have been mixed into the water in the Finnish sea areas, cyanobacterial blooms have decreased also in lakes

© Photo: Ilkka Lastumäki / itameri.kuvat.fi

Cyanobacteria are still quite abundant in the Gulf of Finland, in the Archipelago Sea and in the Bothnian Sea, but cyanobacteria are now mixed into the water and wide surface blooms have not been observed anymore in the Finnish sea areas. In lakes, observations of cyanobacterial blooms have decreased and the cyanobacterial situation is now typical for this time of the summer. New surface blooms may occur if the weather is warm and calm. More in Finnish 

Large map of the week's 32 algal situation

Nutrient load into the Baltic Sea continues to be too high, and global warming also increases the risk of blue-green algae blooms (Press release, July 18, 2018)

Blue-green algae in water are a risk for people and animals (Press release, July 29, 2018)

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Lakes

Head of Unit Marko Järvinen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE 
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Sea areas

Cyanobacterial bloom situation

Researcher Sirpa Lehtinen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE 
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Senior Researcher Sanna Suikkanen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE 
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State of the Baltic Sea

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Senior Research Scientist Jouni Lehtoranta, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (from August 13)
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Communications

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