Little Lagoon SW

Little Lagoon

Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States

Site 4 is at a pier owned by Greg Luce and near the residence in the Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge home of LLPS Board Member Chan West. There is almost no development pressure in this end of the lagoon. Water quality overall is quite good here likely due to almost no development in the BNWR. Spring and Fall Diatom blooms here can be quite heavy and the toxic Dinoflagellate Karlodinium seems to like this end of Little Lagoon.

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Dennis Hatfield

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weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 763.3; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Secchi on bot. 35000 foram gony is spinifera 35000 unk diatom 210000 unk dino (poss 1 gambi 1 poss diplop).

20 Oct 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 761.9; tide: Outgoing; 15L. 2 slides then scan. Lepto is minimus. Tiny cyanos pres. 35000 unk dino. 35000 unk diaton.

06 Oct 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 761.5; tide: Outgoing; 15l. 1 slide then scan. Lots of bird poop. Amphi lumped w kato. Tiny cyanos chryptos chloros. 105000 unk dino (poss amphi).

22 Sep 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 762.2; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. 105000 unk dino 35000 unk diatom.

08 Sep 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 762.3; tide: Outgoing; 15L. 2 slides then scan. Tiny cyanos pres. 105000 unk dino 210000 unk diatom.

25 Aug 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 762.3; tide: Outgoing; 15 ltrs. 2 slides then scan. Tiny cyanos pres. 315000 unk dino; 35000 unk. Pyro might be gambi?

11 Aug 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 760.7; tide: High; 15 ltrs. 2 slides then scan. Tiny cyanos pres. 35000 foram 35000 ciliate 245000 unk dino 35000 poss amphi (lumped w Kato)

28 Jul 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 763.4; tide: Outgoing; 15 ltrs. Tiny cyanos present. 35000 ciliate; 70000 Raphidophyte; 70000 unknown dinos.

14 Jul 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 765.6; tide: Incoming; Tiny cyano chains; cryptos; chloros present. 70000 Unk dinos; 35000 raphidophyte 35000 unknown algae 35000 ciliate 35000 zoo noted.

30 Jun 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 761.9; tide: High; 15 ltrs. 14000 unk dino. Tiny cyanos pres.35000 poss Striatella.

02 Jun 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield