The Kachemak Bay Research Reserve would like to thank the dedicated volunteers monitoring for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Kachemak Bay.

Thanks to the hard work of Jane Middleton, Susan Clardy, Tux Seims, the Kachemak Shellfish Growers and Sheryl Sotelo's fifth-grade class, the data collected has already been valuable to researchers.

A bloom of chaetoceros diatoms killed silver salmon smolt at the Fishing Lagoon last month. Through the KBRR monitoring program, the abundance, timing, and spatial distribution of the bloom was well documented. By increasing the understanding of blooms such as these, monitors not only assist local researchers, but also benefit the shellfish and subsistence communities. We are extremely grateful for their assistance.

Many thanks.

Ingrid Harrald, marine educator

Kachemak Bay Research Reserve