The Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program (HABMAP) was formed in 2008 and provides updates on current algal blooms and facilitates information exchange among scientists, federal and state managers, and the general public in California. A major component of this program is regional HAB monitoring with support from the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) and the Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS). Water samples and net tows are collected once per week at piers to monitor for HAB species, the neurotoxin domoic acid, and water quality data including temperature, chlorophyll-a, and nutrients. The sampling stations represented in this dataset include Santa Cruz Wharf, Monterey Wharf, Cal Poly Pier, Stearns Wharf, Santa Monica Pier, Newport Beach Pier, and Scripps Pier. These data are consolidated and reformatted into Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) format from the level 1 site-specific datasets hosted on the SCCOOS ERDDAP server: (https://erddap.sccoos.org/erddap/tabledap/index.html?page=1).

Published: May 20, 2025 at 16:29

URL: https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=calhabmap

Melissa Carter
University of California, San Diego

Clarissa Anderson
University of California, San Diego

James Fumo
University of California, San Diego

John McGowan
University of California, San Diego

Kristi Seech
University of California, San Diego

Jayme Smith
University of California, Los Angeles

Dave Caron
University of Southern California

Emily Eggleston
University of Southern California

Rebecca Shipe
University of California, Los Angeles

Kristen Michaud
University of California, Santa Barbara