Akashiwo sanguinea is a microalgae that is known to cause red tides or algal blooms that release harmful chemicals into the environment, and Ulva is a genus of green algae that is known to have allelopathic or nullifying effects on these harmful chemicals being released into the environment. The intended experiment focuses on the possible use of Ulva as a nullifying agent to the chemical toxicity of Akashiwo in the presence and absence of live oysters while also observing individual activity in isolated environments. This literature review and meta analysis will be observing previous research that has observed this relationship, with the intention of application in isolated mason jar environments that simulate their native habitat. It is expected that there will be a significant decrease in Akashiwo growth as well as sustained oyster viability in the treatments where they are in the same habitat as the Ulva algae.
