Abstract:
A roundtable discussion on HAB species detection and quantitation was held on Wednesday, October 23,2002, from 0800
to 1200 hours. The overall objective of the roundtable discussion was to bring the attendees up to date on recent activities
and the state of development of applicable methods for detection and quantitation of harmful algal species. Several
short reports from recent meetings relayed the highlights of the technologies and/or approaches covered during those meetings.
Attendeeswith specific recent findings addressed the roundtable with their information. General discussions between
all attendees addressed the state of developmentltest/operation of applicable technology and/or approaches. The discussions
were steered toward applied concerns including: the need for certified reference standards in order to establish the intercomparability
of various methods; what to do with the data from HAB monitoring/quantification programs; where do
these capabilities fit in the bigger picture of forecasting events; how feasible are "early warning systems" based primarily
on detecting phytoplankton; when will they be operational?
