Happy August everyone! This week outer Kachemak Bay sites have an abundance of phytoplankton present with bloom levels in Seldovia and Eldred passage. In inner Kachemak Bay Halibut Cove had sparse phytoplankton after experiencing bloom levels of Chaetoceros sp. last week.
Additional information, including qualitative analysis of phytoplankton data, is available in the Phytoplankton Update for July 30th – Aug 5th.