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NCCOS Phytoplankton Monitoring Network trained volunteers in Virginia

four women looking at a microscopeNCCOS Phytoplankton Monitoring Network recently trained volunteers in Virginia to help support a new water quality monitoring program, Dock Watch. Volunteers received training in freshwater algae sampling and microscopic identification of five key harmful cyanobacteria groups. Citizen Science Month https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/citizen-scientists-trained-to-identify-harmful-algae-in-virginia-lakes/