Harmful Algal Bloom Online Report Form

Please do not report health complaints using this form. Please contact the HAB Hotline 888-238-6154, to report suspected illness due to HAB exposure. Please call the Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) at 1-800-468-8892 immediately to report fish kills or other dead animals in or near the water.

Harmful Algal Bloom Report Form

  • If submitting a new report, you will receive a confirmation email with a report number. You may use that number to submit follow-up reports on the same waterbody.
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  • Please call the Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) at 1-800-468-8892 immediately to report fish kills or other dead animals in or near the water.

  • Waterbody Location

  • (HINT: marina, boat landing, point, buoy).
  • The HAB Task Force does not currently have the resources to respond to reports of possible algae blooms in private bodies of water. Please contact a private consultant for assistance with private waterbodies. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries maintains a consultant list for such services at: https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/private-pond-management/private-consultants/

  • Contact Information

    This should be the contact information for the person who is originally reporting the observations.
  • 0 of 1000 max characters
    (HINT: add specific details about your observations and extent of the bloom observed, color, water texture)
  • Max. file size: 100 MB.
Last Updated: June 22, 2023