This report discusses verification and validation (V&V) assessment of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) ocean data products contributed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Applied Coherent Technologies (ACT) Corporation to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration s (NOAA) Near Real Time (NRT) Harmful Algal Blooms Observing System (HABSOS). HABSOS is a maturing decision support tool (DST) used by NOAA and its partners involved with coastal and public health management.Spruce, Joseph P. and Hall, Calllie and McPherson, Terry and Spiering, Bruce and Brown, Richard and Estep, Lee and Lunde, Bruce and Guest, DeNeice and Navard, Andy and Pagnutti, Mary and Ryan, Robert E.Stennis Space CenterALGAE; COASTS; REMOTE SENSING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; MODIS (RADIOMETRY); PUBLIC HEALTH; IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; MARINE ENVIRONMENTS