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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">ISSHA Members,</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">On behalf of the co-organizers of the 10th Canadian Workshop on Harmful Algae, I am forwarding this to the ISSHA list. Note that the Preliminary Program can be downloaded from:</FONT></P>
<P><A HREF="http://www.osl.gc.ca/conf/tox2007/en/programme.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">http://www.osl.gc.ca/conf/tox2007/en/programme.html</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Arial">.</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Steve</FONT>
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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><B><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman">Final Announcement</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The 10th Canadian Workshop on Harmful Algae will be held at the Maurice Lamontagne Institute in Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada, from May 9 to 11, 2007. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Registration Deadline: May 8, 2007.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">For further information on the program and registration form, please go to:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.osl.gc.ca/conf/tox2007/"><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">http://www.osl.gc.ca/conf/tox2007/</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The biannual Canadian Workshop on Harmful Algae is sponsored by the Phycotoxins Working Group of the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). This series of workshops is Canada's premier forum focussed on the problem of harmful algae. The Canadian Workshop on Harmful Algae is an ideal opportunity for scientists and others to present their research and discuss current topics in the field. The event also fosters networking and partnerships at regional, national and international levels. In 2007, the 10th Canadian Workshop on Harmful Algae will include the following themes:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> - the taxonomy, ecology and physiology of harmful algae; </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> - the biogeography of harmful algae and their dispersion vectors;</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> - the impacts of climate variability, climate change and other human activities on the proliferation of harmful algae;</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> - harmful algae monitoring and new observation systems;</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> - freshwater cyanobacteria; - toxin detection and analysis methods;</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> - mitigation measures. </FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">We hope to see you in Mont-Joli!</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Michel Starr and Michael Scarratt</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Co-chairs, organising committee</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">10th Canadian Workshop on Harmful Algae</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Fisheries and Oceans Canada</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Maurice Lamontagne Institute</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Ocean and Environmental Science Branch</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">850, Route de la Mer,</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">PO Box 1000</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Mont-Joli, QC, Canada, G5H 3Z4</FONT></SPAN>
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<BR><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Stephen S. Bates, PhD<BR>
Research Scientist - Phytoplankton /</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Chercheur Scientifique - Phytoplancton</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Fisheries and Oceans Canada /</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Pêches et Océans Canada</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Gulf Fisheries Centre</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">/ Centre des pêches du Golfe</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">P.O. Box 5030 /</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">C.P. 5030</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><BR>
</SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">343 Université Ave. / 343, avenue de l'Université</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Moncton, New Brunswick</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">/ Nouveau-Brunswick</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">, Canada E1C 9B6</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Tel / Tél.: 1-506-851-3982</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><BR>
</SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Fax / Télécopieur: 1-506-851-2079</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><BR>
</SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">E-mail / Courriel: BatesS@dfo-mpo.gc.ca</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><BR>
</SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">ISSHA website: </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.issha.org/"><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">http://www.issha.org</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="fr-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="fr"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma"><BR>
Pseudo-nitzschia and domoic acid references:<BR>
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