Santa Cruz Wharf
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
* Quick HAB Observations *
– Pseudo-nitzschia: Rare
– Alexandrium: None
– Dinophysis: Present
– Margalefidinium: Rare
* Impressions *
It was a beautiful sunny morning at the wharf. Net tow was mostly dinoflagellates and phytoplankton biomass increased dramatically this week. Net tow was mostly Akashiwo. Pseudo-nitzschia were seriata-size, but none were seen in the probed counts. Alexandrium was not observed in the net tow, but did pop up in the counts this week.
Dinoflagellates:
A: Akashiwo
P: Dinophysis
P: Ceratium
P: Prorocentrum
R: Protoperidinium
R: Gymnodinium
R: Margalefidinium
R: Oxyphysis
R: Pyrophacus
Diatoms:
R: Lauderia
R: Eucampia
R: Dactyliosolen
R: Chaetoceros
R: Pseudo-nitzschia
R: Ditylum
R: Coscinodiscus
R: Asteromphalus
R: Navicula
R: Fragilariopsis
R: Licmophora
R: Nitzschia
R: Rhizosolenia
Other:
P: Unknown flagellate
* Environmental Information *
Time: 9:40 am
Collector: R. Joshi
Water Conditions (SCW)
Water Temperature: 15.3 C
Water Conditions: Calm, small swell
Water Color/Code: Green, 5GY 3/4 (#28)
Water Visibility: 6 ft
Tide: High – 9:45, 3.3 ft
Surf Report: SSW swell, 4-6 ft
Weather Conditions (KudelaHawk)
Sky: Sunny
Air Temperature: 57.7 F (14.3 C)
Wind: 4 mph, E
Solar radiation: 541 watts/m^2
Monterey Wharf II
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
* Quick HAB Observations *
– Pseudo-nitzschia: Rare
– Alexandrium: Rare
– Dinophysis: Rare
– Margalefidinium: None
* Impressions *
The wharf this morning was breezy. The sky was filled with clouds. There was a lot of activity at the wharf. The surface of the water was rippling. The water this week was bluer than last week with a striking visibility of 8m. Chlorophyll decreased from last week. Others dominated the water column. Oligotroich was abundant in the water. Rhizosolenia, ciliates, and tintinnids were common. Pyrophacus was present. The HAB species that were observed in the water this morning included Pseudo-nitzschia, Alexandrium, Dinophysis and Akashiwo sanguinea.
Dinoflagellates:
R: Akashiwo sanguinea
R: Prorocentrum spp.
R: Dinophysis spp.
R: Ceratium spp.
R: Gonyaulax spinifera
R: Protoperidinium spp.
R: Alexandrium spp.
R: Scrippsiella spp.
R: Polykrikos spp.
R: Oxyphysis
P: Pyrophacus spp.
R: Heterocapsa spp.
R: Amylax
Diatoms:
R: Chaetoceros spp.
R: Thalassiosira spp.
R: Coscinodiscus spp.
R: Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
R: Ditylum spp.
R: Guinardia spp.
R: Pleurosigma spp.
C: Rhizosolenia spp.
R: Lauderia spp.
R: Navicula spp.
R: Cylindrotheca spp.
R: Licmophora spp.
R: Odontella spp.
R: Asteromphalus spp.
R: Proboscia spp.
R: Detonula spp.
R: Striatella spp.
R: Eucampia
R: Entomoneis
Others:
C: cilitates
R: larvacean
A: Oligotroich (ciliate)
Zooplankton:
C: fecal pellets, nauplii, tintinnids, calanoids, fish larvae, eggs
* Environmental Information *
TIME: 0724 PT
COLLECTOR: Hannah McGrath
Water Temperature: 14.8°C
Water Conditions: rippling
Water Color: 10G 2/6
Visibility: 8.0 m
Tide: Rising, 0.81 m, high at 1004 h
Chlorophyll: net: 0.120mg/m^3 by in vivo RFU
Sky: cloudy, 100% cloud
Air Temperature: 13.89°C
Wind: offline, 2.46m/S
Rare (R): <1% ~~~ Present (P): 1 – 9% ~~~ Common (C): 10 – 49% ~~~ Abundant (A): >= 50%