Presentation Abstract
SoundToxins is a diverse partnership of aquaculture businesses, federal, tribal, state, and local governments, education institutions, and Puget Sound residents that monitor for harmful algae in Puget Sound, managed by NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Washington Sea Grant. The intensively trained partners provide early warning of harmful algal bloom (HAB) events by evaluating water samples gathered weekly from 35 stations throughout Puget Sound looking specifically for Dinophysis, Alexandrium, Pseudo-nitschia and Azadinium and alerting health and natural resource agencies of their presence and concentration. The online database and mapping allows for near-real time viewing of data entered by SoundToxins partners and is reviewed daily by Sea Grant staff for quality and accuracy. Participants have partnered on several research projects providing samples, data and endorsement of scientist and their projects. The SoundToxins program has helped to minimize the risks to human health and reducing the economic losses to Puget Sound fisheries since its formation in 2006.
Session Title
Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats
Keywords
shellfish, fish, harmful algae, phytoplankton, Dinophysis, Alexandrium, Pseudo-nitschia, Azadinium, citizen science
Conference Track
SSE18: Posters
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE18-93
Start Date
5-4-2018 11:30 AM
End Date
5-4-2018 1:30 PM
Type of Presentation
Poster
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events); posters
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Toxic algae--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Environmental monitoring--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.); Washington Sea Grant Program
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Puget Sound (Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
SoundToxins: a Puget Sound harmful algae monitoring partnership
SoundToxins is a diverse partnership of aquaculture businesses, federal, tribal, state, and local governments, education institutions, and Puget Sound residents that monitor for harmful algae in Puget Sound, managed by NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Washington Sea Grant. The intensively trained partners provide early warning of harmful algal bloom (HAB) events by evaluating water samples gathered weekly from 35 stations throughout Puget Sound looking specifically for Dinophysis, Alexandrium, Pseudo-nitschia and Azadinium and alerting health and natural resource agencies of their presence and concentration. The online database and mapping allows for near-real time viewing of data entered by SoundToxins partners and is reviewed daily by Sea Grant staff for quality and accuracy. Participants have partnered on several research projects providing samples, data and endorsement of scientist and their projects. The SoundToxins program has helped to minimize the risks to human health and reducing the economic losses to Puget Sound fisheries since its formation in 2006.
