Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been serious environmental problems in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea in recent years. There has been an increase in occurrence of HABs in coastal waters of Hormuzgan Province (to the north of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea) in recent decade, due to eutrophication as a result of human activities. In this review, HAB phenomena in coastal waters of Hormuzgan Province are summarized, including, causative species, timing and the location of blooms during a 35-year time span from 1980 to 2015. This review illustrates that 436 algal blooms have been recorded in the north of the Persian Gulf, formed by 17 species of phytoplankton; 270 of harmful dinoflagellate (Margalefidinium polykrikoides) blooms have led to huge catastrophic impacts on the economy, environment, and society. In addition, most algal blooms (49%) have occurred in the coasts of Bandar Abbas. The data in this review suggest supporting the establishment of an algal bloom monitoring and control program in the coastal waters of the northern part of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea (Hormuzgan Province).

近年来，有害藻华 (HAB) 已成为波斯湾和阿曼海的严重环境问题。近十年来，由于人类活动导致的富营养化，霍尔木兹甘省沿海水域（波斯湾和阿曼海以北）的 HAB 发生率有所增加。在这篇综述中，总结了霍尔木兹甘省沿海水域的 HAB 现象，包括 1980 年到 2015 年 35 年时间跨度内的致病物种、时间和水华发生的位置。这篇综述表明，在该地区已经记录了 436 次藻华波斯湾以北，由 17 种浮游植物组成；270 有害鞭毛藻 ( Margalefdinium polykrikoides)) 水华对经济、环境和社会造成了巨大的灾难性影响。此外，大多数藻华 (49%) 发生在阿巴斯港的海岸。本综述中的数据表明支持在波斯湾北部和阿曼海（霍尔木兹甘省）沿海水域建立藻华监测和控制计划。