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: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 765.01; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. Tiny cyanos noted. Tintinid 35000; 70000 unknown dino; 35000 unknown diatom.

19 May 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 767.6; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. Tiny cyanos present. 70000 unknown dinos.

05 May 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 763.8; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. 35000 scripsiella; 70000 foram; 105000 unknown dino; 35000 unknown diatom.

21 Apr 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 766.5; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 35000 unk 175000 unk dino (1 poss lingulodinium) 35000 titinid 35000 poss raphid 35000 unk zoo

07 Apr 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 764.9; tide: Incoming; 15L. 210000 unk dino (poss hetero guro cochlo).

24 Mar 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

"weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 763; tide: Incoming;"" 15L. Secchi on bot. Hetero """"shells"""" noted. 1 slide. """

10 Mar 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 766.4; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot.

03 Mar 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 762.2; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 210000 meso rub 70000 unk dino.

10 Feb 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 764.7; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bottom.

27 Jan 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 768.1; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Poss eggs pres. 35000 unk 35000 unk (poss cochlodin).

13 Jan 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield