California Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Network
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
California HABMAP
Citation
Abstract
The California Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Network was formed after a workshop held in April 2008. Participants included the leading HAB researchers in California, and a wide variety of interests such as water quality management, shellfish management related to public health, animal rescue communities, universities, state and local agencies.
The Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program collects weekly phytoplankton and water quality data at seven piers along the Central and Southern California coast. HABMAP provides timely updates on marine HAB events, and aids in understanding the timing, extent, and impact of these events on humans and the marine ecosystem.