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NCCOS Phytoplankton Monitoring Network team transferred phytoplankton collection skills to Glacier Bay park ranges

Man kneels on a dock holding a net as a park ranger watches.Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park has experienced some unusual harmful algal blooms in recent years. The NCCOS Phytoplankton Monitoring Network team transferred skills so park ranges on techniques in collecting phytoplankton samples across the diverse geographies of the bay. These data will contribute to an ongoing data collection effort that is investigating glacial influence of the bay.

https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/transferring-phytoplankton-sampling-techniques-to-nps/