We're looking forward to welcoming you to Aberdeen in 2027!

Biennial ICHAs provide a meeting place for the global community of practitioners, educators, and researchers in the field of Harmful Algae both in marine and freshwater settings. These gatherings incorporate elements of academic and professional conferences, including presentations of research, reflections on practice, and practical lab-based and classroom workshops.  The conferences are open to all who have a professional or personal interest in Harmful Algae, such as industry representatives, educators, researchers, or in any combination of these roles.

The conference will take place at a variety of locations around the city - giving you a chance to explore.  We hope you'll also extend your stay so you can experience what the wider region, and the rest of Scotland has to offer.

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Themes

The conference's overarching theme is Prediction, prevention and mitigation of harmful algal blooms; safeguarding food production in a changing climate.

Proposed topics include:

  • The impact of phytoplankton blooms on farmed fish and shellfish
  • Occurrence and impact of exposure of HABs/toxins on mammals
  • Monitoring and modelling for HABs prediction – the state of play
  • HABs and global aquaculture – future-proofing the sector
  • Sensing, imaging, AI, data and machine learning – the future of HABs management
  • Mitigation methods: how to prevent or reduce the harmful effects of algal blooms (case studies could include upwelling/air bubble mitigation, e.g. trials completed by BIM in Ireland)
  • Benthic HABs in marine and freshwater ecosystems• Advances in HAB toxicology
  • Innovations in drinking water treatment for HABs/toxins removal
  • New tools for HABs & Toxin monitoring
  • Advances in genomics and taxonomy
  • Emerging Issues