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Expert: Gulf of Finland s low blue-green algae levels this summer gives us hope
The scientist noted that the amount of phosphorus, which is essential for cyanobacterial growth, in the Gulf has dropped by around 60 percent compared to their worst, peak levels.
View off the coast of Hanko, Finland.
Image: Yle / Kaisa Kumpula
Despite the high temperatures seen last month, the situation of toxic blue-green algae blooms in the Gulf of Finland has been relatively reasonable this summer, according to
Seppo Knuuttila, a senior research scientist from the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke). It has been very interesting to observe the situation this summer. As a researcher, I m interested in seeing how our algae risk forecast will play out, he said.