Program Info

Website
http://myfwc.com/research/redtide/monitoring/database/
Region(s)
NW, NE, SW, SE
Summary
Phytoplankton bloom potential, water quality, currents, wind
Parameters
Salinity, temperature (deg. C), chlorophyll (RFU, mg/L) and phycocyanin fluorescence (indicators of algal biomass), pH, turbidity (NTU), dissolved oxygen (%, mg/L), nitrogen concentrations, current speed and direction, wind speed and direction above surface, Karenia brevis (cells/L), depth (m), specific conductance (uS/cm, uMhos/cm)
Notes
Application
Publications
Start
2000
End
Current
Frequency
Variable
Method
monitoring and event response (MERHAB) autonomous research vessel (MARVIN; in-situ surface and bottom sampling), fixed single box plaforms, instrument arrays, 3 MARVINs used in opportunitsitic event response
Discontinuity
yes
Data Location
Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Data Format
csv
HAB historical relational database
Habitats
Water Column
SEACAR Citation
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC); Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). (2018). Harmful Algal Bloom Marine Observation Network. Updated 06/30/2020. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/95
Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes

Contacts
Kate Hubbard

Research Scientist

Katherine.Hubbard@myfwc.com

(727) 896-8626

Export Standardized Data

Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) Last Updated File Download
Water Column : Water Quality, Water Clarity 06/11/25 10:57 AM Download File - Discrete WQ - 95.zip
DIP Document N/A Download File - DIP

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas

Alligator Harbor AP, Apalachicola Bay AP, Apalachicola NERR, Banana River AP, Big Bend Seagrasses AP, Biscayne Bay AP, Biscayne Bay-Cape Florida to Monroe County Line AP, Boca Ciega Bay AP, Cape Haze AP, Cape Romano-Ten Thousand Islands AP, Cockroach Bay AP, Kristin Jacobs Coral AP, Coupon Bight AP, Estero Bay AP, Florida Keys NMS, Fort Clinch AP, Fort Pickens AP, Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor AP, Guana River Marsh AP, Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR, Indian River-Malabar to Vero Beach AP, Indian River-Vero Beach to Ft. Pierce AP, Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet AP, Lemon Bay AP, Lignumvitae Key AP, Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek AP, Matlacha Pass AP, Mosquito Lagoon AP, Nassau River-St. Johns River Marshes AP, North Fork St. Lucie AP, Pellicer Creek AP, Pine Island Sound AP, Pinellas County AP, Rookery Bay AP, Rookery Bay NERR, St. Andrews AP, St. Joseph Bay AP, St. Joseph Buffer, St. Martins Marsh AP, Terra Ceia AP, Tomoka Marsh AP, Yellow River Marsh AP, Nature Coast AP

Indicators

Indicator
Water Column - Water Quality
Water Column - Water Clarity
Water Column - Additional Indicators

Documentation and Data provided by program

File Type File Name Added On Details
Data FL Karenia brevis & WQ data 1953-2020.03.22.xlsx 03/09/20 04:08 PM View Details
GIS FL Karenia brevis & WQ data 1953-2019.01.23.xlsx 01/28/19 12:00 AM View Details
Logo FWC logo.png 07/15/21 01:06 PM View Details