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): 10-15; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 772.67; tide: Incoming; 748chaetoceros=40single+708chain. 1 egg and 3chlorophytes also noted. Secchi on bottom. 2 rows counted then scan

05 Jan 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 767.84; tide: Incoming; 72 chaetoceros=10single+62chain; 1 spore; 2cyano filament/chain; 1 chlorophyte

22 Dec 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 762.51; tide: Outgoing; 7chlorophytes;5cyanochain/filaments;1egg;1unknown zooplankton; 1 unknown spine

08 Dec 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 765.56; tide: Outgoing; 7chaetoceros=6chain+1single; 13+chlorophytes;1pine pollen;1cyanochain/filament

24 Nov 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 15-20; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 755.9; tide: Outgoing; 1Nauplii;2Tintinids noted

23 Oct 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 761.24; tide: Incoming; Boring; checked two slides almost no visible phytoplankton. 1 unknown clear egg.

06 Oct 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 763.27; tide: Low; 10Nauplii;2Chlorophytes;1Euglenophyte

22 Sep 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 762.25; tide: Low; One Nauplii noted

08 Sep 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 763.78; tide: Outgoing; Still uncertain about Prorocentrum Spp. 1 foram; 1 unknown zooplankton; 1 Nauplii; 7 tintinnids.

25 Aug 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 764.79; tide: Low; More than a few fast round to ovoid dinoflagellates (?) to small to ID under 40X. 3 zooplankton; 3 pine pollen

11 Aug 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield