Algal bloom monitoring August 18, 2016: Rainy, windy and cool weather almost completely ceased cyanobacteria surface blooms

© Jutta Kuure / Ympäristöhallinnon kuvapankki (Image bank of Finland's environmental administration)

In lakes, observations of cyanobacteria have ceased almost completely due to rainy, cool and windy weather. In the Finnish open Baltic Sea areas cyanobacteria are mixed in the water column, and no surface blooms have been detected. Available nutrients may still allow existing cyanobacteria to form mass occurrences if the weather turns again sunny and calm.

Large map of the week's 33 algal situation

More information:

Sea areas

Researcher Sirpa Lehtinen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
tel +358 295 251 353, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi

Lakes

Special researcher Marko Järvinen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
tel +358 295 251 241, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi