• Agenda

• Presentations

An Overview of HABs in Mid-Atlantic
Estuaries: Common Species
and General Trends
Pat Gilbert
University of Maryland Horn Point

HAB Reporting in Maryland
Mike Naylor
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Quantitative Ecological Assessment Program

Delaware‘s HAB Monitoring
and Response Program
Ed Whereat and Muns Farestad
University of Delaware Citizen
   Monitoring Program
Phytoplankton Monitoring Program
DNREC HAB Monitoring Program

NOAA HAB Research and Response
Programs: A National Perspective
Marc Suddleson
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research

Developing Molecular Probes for HABs
Kathryn Coyne
University of Delaware
College of Marine and Earth Studies

Use of Remote Sensing in Operational
HAB Monitoring and Forecasting
Rick Stumpf
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
National Ocean Service

Developing a Harmful Algal Bloom
Prediction System for Chesapeake Bay
Chris Brown
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Oceanic Research and Applications

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
and Public Health
Lorraine C. Backer
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public Communication for Harmful
Algal Blooms: A State Health
Department Perspective
Andrew Reich
Florida Department of Health
Aquatic Toxins Program