Lake Erie harmful algal bloom forecast July 12

The Ohio State University’s Ohio Sea Grant Program and Stone Laboratory will host a media briefing to announce NOAA’s 2018 Harmful Algal Bloom forecast for Lake Erie on Thu., July 12.

Media will have opportunity to see how water is sampled as they travel to the lake laboratory.

OSU and NOAA will also stream the event offsite linkin a webinar for the press and public.

WHAT

Media briefing to include:

• Lake Erie water sampling boat trip;

• NOAA’s 2018 Lake Erie HABs forecast;

• Discussion of the Ohio Department of Higher Education's Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative offsite link, known as HABRI;

• A history of HABs in Lake Erie.

WHERE

Stone Laboratory at Ohio State's Ohio Sea Grant Program offsite link, Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, Ohio.

Reporters should take the Miller Ferry departing from Catawba Point at 9:30 a.m. Stone Lab staff will meet the ferry and take reporters to the lab. 

An online webinar offsite link will also be available.

WHEN

Thu., July 12, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT 

• 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Media Briefing at Stone Lab and webinar

• 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Interviews with subject matter experts

• 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Lunch and continued interviews

• 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Two one-hour research cruise and photo opportunities (media may choose the 2 pm or 3 pm event during RSVP)

WHO

• W. Russell Callender, Ph.D., assistant NOAA administrator, NOAA’s National Ocean Service

• Chris Winslow, Ph.D., director, Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory 

• Laura Johnson, Ph.D., research scientist, National Center for Water Quality Research, Heidelberg University 

• Rick Stumpf, Ph.D., oceanographer, NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

MEDIA RSVP

Media should RSVP to Jill Jentes via this online form offsite link to attend in person. The deadline to register is Thu., July 5 (to include lunch provided by Ohio State’s Stone Laboratory) or by 3 p.m. Wed., July 11 (lunch not included). To register for the webinar, please visit go.osu.edu/habs2018 offsite link