Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Preparedness & Response Workshop

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 to Wednesday, April 28, 2021
A Virtual Event

Overview

NOAA’s Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP) and the University of New Hampshire’s Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) will facilitate two half-day webinars on HAB preparedness and response capabilities and responsibilities across the federal government and state agencies. This workshop will provide a focused discussion to enhance preparedness across the Interagency Working Group on Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (IWG –HABHRCA) members and its partners. The goal of the workshop is to better understand the roles and responsibilities of HAB response agencies, the science and tools that help drive decision-making, their ability to assist states, and the importance of inter-agency coordination.

Proceedings of the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Preparedness & Response Virtual Workshop and Tabletop Exercise Report (released August 2021)

Goals

To better understand:

• The roles and responsibilities of different Federal HAB response agencies
• The science and tools that help drive decision-making
• The importance of inter-agency coordination

Agenda

Poster Presentation

•  Harmful Algal Bloom indicator estimation in small inland waterbodies: Remote sensing-based software tools to assist with USACE water quality monitoring
  • Molly Reif (molly.k.reif@usace.army.mil), Richard Johansen, Christina Saltus, and Erich Emery
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• NCCOS Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting Capabilities: Research to Operations
  •  Kaytee Pokrzywinski Boyd (kaytee.boyd@noaa.gov) and Timothy Wynne
    National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA
•  NCCOS Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response Program
  • Mary Kate Rogener (marykate.rogener@noaa.gov)
    NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Pre-Workshop Introductory HABs Videos

• Many HABS Many Impacts (Marine), by Quay Dortch, Senior HAB Scientist, Competitive Research Program, NCCOS (~30 min)
• Cyano HABS - Global Problem with Regional and Socio-Econominc Impacts (Freshwater), by Timothy Davis (~28 min)

Presentations

• Day 1 Presentations (pdf) large file of powerpoint presentations
• A Video-Recording of Day 1 HAB Workshop (mp4)
• Day 2 Presentations (pdf) large fileof powerpoint presentations
• A Video-Recording of Day 2 HAB Workshop (mp4)

Other Resources of Interest

• Scottish Aquaculture Industry Warns About the Growing Risk of Harmful Algal Blooms, ECO Magazine (June 1, 2022)
• Growing potential for toxic algal blooms in the Alaskan Arctic, Science Daily (Oct 5, 2021)
• Artificial Intelligence Could Help Predict Harmful Algal Blooms, EcoMangazine (Sept, 2021)
• Early Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms, EcoMagazine Autumn 2021
• WHOI and NOAA Release Report on U.S. Socio-Economic Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms, EcoMagazine 4/8/2021
• Pandemic Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Initial Assessment Report, FEMA January 2021
• The IWG-HABHRCA published and transmitted to Congress:
  • Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Comprehensive Research Plan and Action Strategy (2016)
  • Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia in the Great Lakes Research Plan and Action Strategy (2017)
  • Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia in the United States: A Report on Interagency Progress and Implementation (2018)
  • Harmful Algal Blooms And Hypoxia In The Great Lakes: An Interagency Progress And Implementation Report  (2020)

NOAA HAB Resources

• HAB Event Response Program
• Analytical Response Team
• Phytoplankton Monitoring Network

USGS HAB Resources

• Toxins and Harmful Algal Blooms Science Team
• Next Generation Water Observing System
• Harmful Algal Bloom Cooperative Matching Funds Projects

Steering Committee Members

• Nancy Kinner, CRRC, UNH
• Charles Grisafi, NOAA
• Katherine Krushinski, NOAA
• Tony Marshak, NOAA
• Jennifer Graham, USGS
• Lesley D'Anglada, EPA
• Tesfaye Bayleyegn, CDC
• Tony Clyde, USACE
• Tony Hill, USACE
• Charlie Henry, NOAA
• Christine Tomlinson, EPA
• Lorraine Backer, CDC
• Stacey Wiggins, FDA
• Joselito Ignacio, FEMA
• Mary Kate Rogener, NOAA

Questions? Please contact Katie Perry, CRRC Project Research Specialist