Recently, coastal waters around San Diego have been lit up by bioluminescent tides. At night, when the phytoplankton are agitated by waves or other movement in the water, they release a dazzling neon blue glow. Offshore moorings managed by the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System have been showing lots of Lingulodinium polyedra (L.poly) in varying levels of concentration. Red tide is due to aggregations of the dinoflagellate L.poly, a species well known for its bioluminescent displays. Each microscopic cell contains some “sunscreen,” giving it a reddish-brown color. On sunny days, the organisms swim toward the surface where they concentrate, resulting in the intensified coloration of the water—and the reason for the term "red tide." These photos were taken last Thursday and believed to be moving north, though not in as high of concentrations as seen in 2020. 🌊 More on red tides here: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/everything-you-wanted-know-about-red-tides ![]()
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All photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
5th International Conference on Advances in Extreme Value Analysis and Application to Natural Hazards (EVAN)![]()
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Keep an eye out for bioluminescence along San Diego's coast! ![]()
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Our new state of the art Imaging FlowCytobots (IFCBs) at Del Mar Mooring and Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier is detecting a lot of Lingulodinium polyedrum, a phytoplankton known to produce magnificent displays of bioluminescence at night, but be wary, L. poly is also known to produce yessotoxins. ![]()
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See screenshots below from the IFCBs collecting images in real-time! ![]()
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IFCBs supported by California Ocean Protection Council, NOAA ECOHAB, and U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System
Consumers Warned not to Eat the Viscera of Dungeness Crab Caught along Parts of the California Coast![]()
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Sonoma/Mendocino County Line (38° 46.125' N. Latitude) to Point Reyes (38° N. Latitude), Marin County.![]()
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Due to the detection of elevated levels of domoic acid, a naturally occurring toxin, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning consumers not to eat the viscera (internal organs) of ...
Marine Technology Society is hiring a new Executive Director ![]()
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The ED, is a visionary leader who, with the Board, will envision, develop, communicate, and drive strategy that supports the MTS’ mission. Applications will be accepted until January 6, 2022, and early applications are appreciated.![]()
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OASIS for a Clean Ocean Workshop November 18 at 8 AM PT and Nov 19, 2021 at 5 PM PT![]()
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Join Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS) and the Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) for a community discussion of how observations and understanding of air-sea interactions can support a clean ocean! This is a UN Decade of Ocean Science Laboratory Satellite event. This OASIS session will collaborate with two other events, proposed to A Clean Ocean Laboratory Satellite Activity: “Integrated Marine Debris Observing System for A Clean Ocean” (IMDOS) and “Remote Sensing Applications for Marine Plastic Litter Monitoring” (RSMLD). These interactions will help to establish new collaborations between the overlapping communities and together advance action toward the clean and healthy ocean.![]()
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OASIS for a Clean Ocean Join Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS) and the Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) for a community discussion of how observations and understanding of ai...
Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System in collaboration with Lisa Auermuller at Rutgers University is conducting a short survey on the CA HAB Bulletin as part of a NOAA Use Case - a way for NOAA to document the use(s) of its tools, services, and products by its users. Use Cases illuminate what is working well and what needs additional effort to ensure the product effectively meets the users’ needs.![]()
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What is "in it" for the respondents? Your feedback will be presented back to NOAA Water Initiative and U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System leadership for consideration in designing future products and services. This survey will take 10 minutes or less.![]()
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CA HAB Bulletin - NOAA Stakeholder Survey - Closes Monday, November 22, 2021. ![]()
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CA HAB Bulletin - sccoos.org/california-hab-bulletin/ This survey is being conducted as part of a NOAA Use Case - a way for NOAA to document the use(s) of its tools, services, and products by ...
November 4, 2021 48th Annual Zeke Grader Fisheries Forum on ![]()
Joint Committees on Fisheries and Aquaculture Recording is now available.![]()
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Clarissa Anderson, SCCOOS Executive Director, speaks at 2:02:40 mark![]()
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Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture Senator Mike McGuire, Chair 1036 5th Street, Suite D Eureka, CA 95501 Phone: (707) 445-6508
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NCCOS Resilience Branch job opportunity - Marine Biologist ZP3/4 -Principal Investigator to manage and conduct significant coastal ecosystem resilience related research![]()
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Research Marine Biologist, ZP-0401-3/4 (Direct Hire)
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<p><strong>This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.</strong></p> <p>This position is located in the ...
The September CA HAB Bulletin is now posted with the latest collection of model output, observations, and advisories!![]()
Major contributors to the bulletin content are Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System, CeNCOOS, NOAA CoastWatch, phytoplankton counts from the Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Alert Program (HABMAP) and California Department of Public Health, and stranding data from The Marine Mammal Center, Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI), California Wildlife Center, Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, Marine Animal Rescue, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, and SeaWorld San Diego.![]()
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California HAB Bulletin: September 2021 |
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C-HARM Model HABMAP Shore Station Data CDPH Phytoplankton Data Marine Mammal and Seabird Stranding Data Pseudo-nitzschia - C-HARM tells us where conditions are suitable for species of the diatom Ps...
Join Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System Wednesday, December 1st at 12:00 PT for the #HAB Observing Group Webinar: Emerging Data Science Tools for Managers and Scientists. on ![]()
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HAB Data Portals: It would be easy if there was one species that was always toxic, and there was only one approach for HAB observing.![]()
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HAB data portals are challenging as there are multiple HAB species, with different toxins and variable or no toxicity, and multiple ways to observe biomass and toxicity. This webinar will present three strategies for a HAB data portal - the WHOI HABHub, a community HAB Data Assembly Center (HABDAC) and the data portal for the HABScope. We hope this will be the beginning of a longer discussion about HAB data portals. Our invited panelists are Dr. Rob Bochenek (Axiom Data Science), Dr. Mike Brosnahan (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and Bob Currier (Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System - GCOOS, Texas A&M). ![]()
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Funding Opportunity - FY 2022 US Marine Life Observations: Coordinated Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) and Animal Telemetry Network (ATN) Activities to Ensure Resilient, Productive Ecosystems and Human Communities in the Face of Change![]()
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CalCOFI 2021 Virtual Conference: Social-ecological indicators to support marine management in a changing climate![]()
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New publication in Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems on "Configuration and validation of an oceanic physical and biogeochemical model to investigate coastal eutrophication in the Southern California Bight" led by research scientists at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)![]()
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Assistant Administrators Look at the Year Ahead 2022: First Annual NOAA Environmental Leadership Panel Discussion.![]()
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This 90-min panel was an opportunity for the NOAA Assistant Administrators (AA) leadership to come together to share, to inform, and to engage with the NOAA staff and the public.![]()
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NOAA AA Look at the Year Ahead 2022: First Annual NOAA Environmental Leadership Panel Discussion
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Panel of NOAA Assistant Administrators (AA): Mr. Craig McLean, OAR; Dr. Louis Uccellini, NWS; RDML Nancy Hann, OMAO; Ms. Nicole LeBoeuf, NOS; Dr. Steve Volz,...