Santa Cruz Wharf
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
* Quick HAB Observations *
– Pseudo-nitzschia: Rare
– Alexandrium: Rare
– Dinophysis: Rare
– Margalefidinium: None
* Impressions *
Another cool and sunny morning at the wharf. Water temperature dropped another 1C from last week, but phytoplankton biomass was about the same. Net tow remains mostly dinoflagellates, but diatom abundance increased this week. Akashiwo and Prorocentrum were the most abundant. Pseudo-nitzschia were delicatissima size and none were detected in the probed counts. Alexandrium were observed in the net tow, but none were detected in the probed counts.
Dinoflagellates:
C: Akashiwo
C: Prorocentrum
P: Gymnodinium
R: Ceratium
R: Alexandrium
R: Dinophysis
R: Protoperidinium
R: LRB
Diatoms:
P: Lauderia
R: Fragilariopsis
R: Pleurosigma
R: Eucampia
R: Chaetoceros
R: Coscinodiscus
R: Guinardia
R: Paralia
R: Leptocylindrus
R: Pseudo-nitzschia
R: Cylindrotheca
R: Thalassiosira
* Environmental Information *
Time: 9:30 am
Collector: M. Conci
Water Conditions (SCW)
Water Temperature: 12.3 C
Water Conditions: Calm
Water Color/Code: Green, 10GY 3/4 (#29)
Water Visibility: 3 ft
Tide: High – 9:38, 5.1 ft
Surf Report: NW swell, 2-3 ft
Weather Conditions (KudelaHawk)
Sky: Sunny
Air Temperature: 50.4 F (10.2 C)
Wind: 2 mph, WNW
Solar radiation: 164 watts/m^2
Monterey Wharf II
No sample this week
Rare (R): <1% ~~~ Present (P): 1 – 9% ~~~ Common (C): 10 – 49% ~~~ Abundant (A): >= 50%