UW News
John Mickett
May 25, 2016
UW, NOAA deploy ocean robot to monitor harmful algal blooms off Washington coast
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Oceanographers from the UW and NOAA deployed a new tool that will automatically test for harmful algal blooms and help warn of when they could hit local beaches.