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IOOS Application to Harmful Algal Blooms and Ecosystem Health Monitoring

IOOS Application to Harmful Algal Blooms and Ecosystem Health Monitoring. Josh Kohut Rutgers University, Institute of Marine & Coastal Science Bob Connell NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection Water Monitoring and Standards. Increasing Occurrence of Harmful Algal Blooms.

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IOOS Application to Harmful Algal Blooms and Ecosystem Health Monitoring

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  1. IOOS Application to Harmful Algal Blooms and Ecosystem Health Monitoring Josh Kohut Rutgers University, Institute of Marine & Coastal Science Bob Connell NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection Water Monitoring and Standards

  2. Increasing Occurrence of Harmful Algal Blooms Coastal states are concerned about the increasing occurrence of toxic algal blooms. Shellfish producing states are required to monitor for the presence of harmful algal blooms. Image source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/page.do?pid=18116&tid=542&cid=55970&ct=61&article=33066

  3. Traditional Phytoplankton Monitoring • Fixed station network • 16 samples every 2 weeks Vessel-based sampling Laboratory analysis for toxic species

  4. Mild Bloom NJDEP Phytoplankton Monitoring in the Age of IOOS • Aircraft Remote • Sensing • Thousands of • measurements • each day • Near-daily flights • by piggybacking • on coastal • surveillance flights • State-wide • coverage in one • day • ID’s bloom • locations to target • vessel sampling & • algal species ID by • microscopy.

  5. NJDEP EPA Rutgers MACOORA Autonomous Platforms: Dissolved Oxygen Aanderra Optode Oxygen Concentration

  6. Monitoring Water Quality Along the New Jersey Coast Shallow Water Pilot Deployment (<10m) Bob Connell, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Josh Kohut and Mike Kennish, Rutgers University August 20, 2009 – September 7, 2009 20 days 316 km flown 5,100 water column profiles. Hydrography Water Quality – Dissolved Oxygen Salinity Temperature Density % Saturation Concentration

  7. Nearshore Ocean Ecosystem Assessment Project • Collaboration between USEPA, • NJDEP and Rutgers University • Developing methods to assess • the health of the benthic • community. • IOOS gliders will provide detailed • water quality profiles for • dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, • temperature, salinity and • turbidity to better understand • factors impacting benthic • diversity.

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