We are excited to announce the launch of a new tool to help the public visualize contamination levels and potential risks of illness in the coastal ocean of the San Diego-Tijuana border region! powered by Advanced iFrame   The Pathogen Forecast Model is a collaboration between SCCOOS and Scripps Institution of Oceanography that allows users to view […]

Join us on Thursday, July 17th at the Kendall Frost Marsh Reserve for a presentation about Ocean Observations, with a special focus on Harmful Algal Blooms.  Doors open at 6:30 pm, and talk starts at 7 pm. We hope to see you there!

The NOAA West Regional Collaboration Network encourages you to attend the next edition of West Watch, on Tuesday, July 15 at 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PT – Register here West Watch is a monthly webinar series that brings together NOAA staff and partners from across the agency and region to share information about climate observations and impacts across the West. It’s a great forum […]

SCCOOS is one of the eleven regional associations of IOOS watching over our U.S. Coasts and Great Lakes. Buoys, satellites, sensors, and humans – all working together to protect our ocean. Today, we’re spotlighting the data below the surface that powers smart decisions above it for #OceanDataDay 💙 Join us for #WorldOceanMonth and #OceanDataDay by making our Instagram […]

StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator is an immersive four-month program designed to help U.S.-based (or U.S. subsidiary) ocean intelligence startups launch and scale supporting the goals of the NOAA Ocean Enterprise Initiative. This partnership between Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Rady School of Management is aimed at helping researchers like you take their innovative ideas to […]

The biennial 13th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae, must-attend event, is for anyone involved in the study, management, or mitigation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) as well as those addressing the impacts of HABs on ecosystems, public health, or communities. This dynamic four-day symposium features plenary sessions, breakout discussions, scientific talks, and poster presentations on key […]

Read more about Mel Carter and the COOL lab and how they use their love for the ocean to make our planet a better place. “I have dedicated my career to collecting long-term coastal observations and ensuring these data are freely available to managers, agencies, researchers, and the public.”

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  Call for Nominations – National HAB Committee The National Harmful Algal Bloom Committee (NHC) was established for the purpose of providing a collective voice of the academic, management and stakeholder communities interested in national HAB issues. They are soliciting nominations for individuals to serve on the NHC for a period of three years. They […]

  HAB Outreach + Resources  NEW! 2025 SoCal Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) Data Flyer SCCOOS has compiled PSP HAB data (observations of Alexandrium spp. and PSP toxins) in the Southern CA region from December to April 2025, including: weekly HABMAP sampling and CA Dept of Public Health data. UPDATED 5/1: 2025 SoCal Domoic Acid (DA) Data […]