Sound Toxins
Sound Toxins This NOAA project is an outgrowth of the Olympic Region Harmful Algal Bloom (ORHAB) project that NOAA operates on the Pacific Coast.
This study in Puget Sound investigates bloom origins of toxic algae, assesses environmental conditions conducive to blooms and monitors where and when the blooms occur. The project involves collaboration among federal, state, and local management agencies.
How it works: Volunteers gather plankton samples from three sites in Port Townsend and Marrowstone Island and analyze them for the presence of any species of concern. Samples are gathered year round, weekly from March through October and every other week the rest of the year. 
Data can be found at: Results are posted online on the national Phytoplankton Monitoring Network.
Number of PTMSC volunteers: 12
Openings for new volunteers: Not at present
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