Predicting Pyrodinium bahamense occurrence using weather pattern data in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

Pyrodinium bahamense, a harmful alga which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), has been found in seawater samples collected along bays in Eastern Visayas in the Philippines. Due to its negative impacts and uncertainty in its occurrence, there is a need to develop a real-time monitoring device of the harmful algal bloom (HAB) occurrence. This study aims to determine whether there is significant relationship between the dependent variable, the P.