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Reports Mandated by HABHCRCA

HABHRCA 2004

The following assessments and plans were mandated by the HABHRCA 2004 legislation. Several of these reports were due to Congress within one year of enactment. The IWG 4H, however, modified the dates for submission to the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology as indicated below. For details and current status of individual reports, click below.

Reports and Plans

Due Date

 

Legislated

Modified

Report Status

Prediction and Response Report

Dec., 2005

Dec., 2006*

Published

National Scientific Research, Development, Demonstration, and Technology Transfer (RDDTT) Plan on Reducing Impacts from Harmful Algal Blooms

Dec., 2005

Dec., 2007**

Published online**(Click here for PDF)

Scientific Assessment of Freshwater Algal Blooms

Dec., 2006

Dec., 2006

Published online (Click here for PDF)

Scientific Assessment of Marine Harmful Algal Blooms

Dec., 2006

Dec., 2007

Published online (Click here for PDF)

Scientific Assessments of Hypoxia

after Dec., 2006

Nov., 2008

In preparation

* Interim Prediction and Response Report
** Combined Document: Harmful Algal Bloom Management and Response: Assessment and Plan

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HABHRCA 1998

The 1998 HABHRCA legislation originally established the Interagency Task Force to develop four assessments and plans. These plans (listed below) were produced as a collaborative effort that included Federal and State agencies, Tribes, and research institutions and have guided HAB and hypoxia research: