Santa Cruz Wharf
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
* Quick HAB Observations *
– Pseudo-nitzschia: Rare
– Alexandrium: Rare
– Dinophysis: Rare
– Margalefidinium: None
* Impressions *
Stormy with decent swell at the wharf this morning. The net tow was once again mostly detritus/debris, but the phytoplankton biomass was similar to last week. The phytoplankton assemblage continues to be a mix of diatoms and dinoflagellates with Chaetoceros and Akashiwo being the most abundant. Pseudo-nitzschia were seriata size, but no P. australis, P. multiseries, or Alexandirum were detected in the probed cell counts.
Dinoflagellates:
C: Akashiwo
C: Lingulodinium
P: Ceratium
R: Protoperidinium
R: Prorocentrum
R: Alexandrium
R: Dinophysis
R: Polykrikos
R: Oxyphysis
R: Oxytoxum
Diatoms:
C: Chaetoceros
R: Guinardia
R: Thalassiosira
R: Pleurosigma
R: Lauderia
R: Pseudo-nitzschia
R: Eucampia
R: Thalassionema
R: Proboscia
R: Coscinodiscus
R: Ditylum
R: Cerataulina
R: Paralia
* Environmental Information *
Time: 8:15 am
Collector: P. Daniel
Water Conditions (SCW)
Water Temperature: 14.1 C
Water Conditions: Large swell
Water Color/Code: Green, 5G 2/6 (#31)
Water Visibility: 3 ft
Tide: Falling, Low – 11:40, 1.7 ft
Surf Report: S swell, 1-2 ft
NDBC buoy 46042 (drifting since 25Nov23)
– Significant wave height: NA
– Swell height/direction: NA
– Wind wave height/direction: NA
Weather Conditions (KudelaHawk)
Sky: Rainy
Air Temperature: 53.2 F (11.8 C)
Wind: 13 mph, NNE
Solar radiation: 4 watts/m^2
Monterey Wharf II
No sample this week
Rare (R): <1% ~~~ Present (P): 1 – 9% ~~~ Common (C): 10 – 49% ~~~ Abundant (A): >= 50%