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Canada16 Aug 2026

Toxic algae outbreaks in Alberta can now be tracked online through satellite imagery

Blue-green algae is being monitored by researchers across Alberta, and the public can follow along from anywhere through a new website. The Algal Bloom Tracker lets users track toxic algal blooms at six Alberta lakes through satellite imagery, providing near real-time results that can be viewed on a free-to-use map.

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The Algal Bloom Tracker lets users track toxic algal blooms at six Alberta lakes through satellite imagery, providing near real-time results that can be viewed on a free-to-use map. The Algal Bloom Tracker lets users track those toxic algal blooms at six lakes, with satellite imagery and lake sampling allowing the website to provide near real-time results that can be easily viewed on a free-to-use map. Rolf Vinebrooke, one of the researchers behind the project, says the map is updated through s atellites passing over Alberta lakes on a regular basis and capturing images of the water. “A satellite image gives you a view of the entire lake so you exactly know what the nature of the bloom is like and what areas to avoid," said Vinebrook, an aquatic ecology professor at the University of Alberta. How to stay safe on Alberta lakes when there's blue-green algae Cyanobacteria, often referred to as blue-green algae, sometimes blooms in large numbers in nutrient-rich Alberta lakes during the summer. "People aren’t on a lake every few days sampling, so the satellite actually enables us to track it much more closely than if you did it the traditional way." Vinebrook says people planning to visit or participate in recreational activities at a lake can check the website to see if it currently is or recently has been plagued by a bloom.

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From the storyThe Algal Bloom Tracker lets users track toxic algal blooms at six Alberta lakes through satellite imagery, providing near real-time results that can be viewed on a free-to-use map.

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From the storyThe Algal Bloom Tracker lets users track those toxic algal blooms at six lakes, with satellite imagery and lake sampling allowing the website to provide near real-time results that can be easily viewed on a free-to-use map.

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From the storyRolf Vinebrooke, one of the researchers behind the project, says the map is updated through s atellites passing over Alberta lakes on a regular basis and capturing images of the water. “A satellite image gives you a view of the entire lake so you exactly know what the nature of the bloom is like and what areas to avoid," said Vinebrook, an aquatic ecology professor at the University of Alberta.

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