Norfolk anglers join researchers to tackle algal blooms on Broads
"This research is crucial for the future of the Broads' ecosystem and economy."The initiative has received strong support from Norfolk's angling community, including a donation of about £4,000 towards the research effort. John Currie, chairman of the Norwich and District Pike Club, said: "Local anglers well know the devastating effects caused by a toxic Prymnesium bloom and the negative effects on the whole ecosystem."
The university will use laboratory work and field studies to identify specific locations at risk of the algal blooms and what factors can cause them. Andrea Kelly, the Broads Authority's environment policy advisor, said: "Preventing Prymnesium algal blooms will help protect populations of fish, Broads angling and improve our management of the navigation."
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