The 2019 HAB Taskforce Meeting was held at the Richmond Central Office Health Department in Virginia on February 24, 2020. The meeting hosted 24 partners in addition to 29 participants by webinar. Topics included a summary of seasonal bloom monitoring and response events, Chesapeake Bay phytoplankton toxin monitoring (CBTOX) results, Maryland partner updates, benthic algae, and cyanobacteria toxin results from area waterbodies. The meeting was not recorded.
Meeting Documents
| Meeting Agenda | Marine Intro to 2019 Recap
Todd Egerton, VDH-DSSWH |
Chesapeake Bay Toxin Project Recap
Michelle Onofrio, VIMS |
VIMS Marine Recap 2019
Kim Reece, VIMS |
Freshwater Intro 2019 Recap
Margaret Smigo, VDH-DSSWH |
ODU Freshwater Recap 2019
Leah Gibala-Smith, ODU Phytoplankton Analysis Lab |
| 2019 Shenandoah Algae Monitoring
Tara Wyrick, Sandra Mueller, Drew Garey, DEQ |
Overview of 2019 Benthic HAB in the Potomac River and Maryland
Josh Henesy & Cathy Wazniak MD DNR & Charlie Poukish MDE |
Freshwater HABs and Public Health
Amani Bassyouni, VDH-DSSWH |
Drones and Cyanotoxins; Lake Anna 2019
David Schmale, VT |
Virginia Riverine Cyanotoxins to-date
Paul Bukaveckas, VCU |
New HAB Response Plan Guidance & Field Office Training Plan
Raven Jarvis, VDH-ODW |
For questions about the HAB Task Force, please contact the VDH Division of Shellfish Safety and Waterborne Hazards at 804-864-8182.
