
Greetings All!
Just a few, quick items for this last eNews of the year. As 2022 comes to a close, I wish you all a safe, peaceful and happy holidays!
Upcoming Trainings
NOAA CoastWatch Satellite Course
The NOAA CoastWatch team is pleased to announce an upcoming satellite training course for Sea Grant and its partners. During this virtual course, participants will learn about different satellite products, how to access them, download them and use them for a variety of purposes. This virtual course will occur on Wednesdays, beginning January 18 and ending on February 15, 2023.
For more information about the course, schedule and registration, please visit and register at this form.
Communications – New blog post

New Methods For Quantifying Spatial Extent of Cyanobacterial Blooms in the U.S. Across Different Geographic Scales
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are a group of microorganisms that live in aquatic environments throughout the world. Some types of cyanobacteria are known to produce a variety of toxins that may cause harm and sometimes death to fish, wildlife, domestic animal, and rarely, humans.
Calendar
The following events are conferences and/or symposiums with a HAB focus or HAB session.
January
3rd Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Virtual Symposium provided by the Northcentral Region Water Network
Online
January 5-6, 2023
https://northcentralwater.org/habs/habsymposium-2/
March
2023 Gulf of Maine HAB Science Symposium
Virtual
Tentatively scheduled for March 13-14, 2023
115th National Shellfish Association (NSA) Annual Meeting
Baltimore, Maryland
March 26-30, 2023
https://www.shellfish.org/
May
IAGLR’s 66th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research
Theme: Adapting to Climate Change
May 8–12, 2023
https://iaglr.org/iaglr2023/
Interdisciplinary Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop (IFHAB)
University of Montréal
May 4-5, 2023
https://www.ifhabworkshop.com/
June
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4–9 June 2023
https://www.aslo.org/palma-2023/
Phycological Society of America – PSA 2023 Annual Meeting
Providence, Rhode Island
June 25-29, 2023
https://www.psaalgae.org/meetings/2021/6/13/psa-2021-annual-meeting-providence-ri
Betty Staugler | NOAA HAB Liaison, Florida Sea Grant
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (941) 979-6328