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HAB MONITORING

Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, NC

Images Last Updated: 11/15/2025
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The images were derived from Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite data from the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and were processed by NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.

NOTE: Image quality will vary with clouds and satellite position (OLCI satellite background information). See more information about our bloom monitoring imagery.