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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We are having a fairly widespread<I> Heterosigma</I> bloom in the northern Vancouver Island / Broughton Archipelago area, with cell counts up to 19,000 cells/mL on July 10 (Broughton Lagoon), and reports of streaks and patches in the Broughton area. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Last week there were moderate levels of</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heterosigma</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> in the Broughton area, Sechlet Inlet and Barkley Sound, and low levels in Nanaimo and Clayoquot Sound.</FONT></P>
<P><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rhizosolenia setigera</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">was dominant in Nanaimo last week, but this week (July 10 samples) we are seeing dinoflagellates dominant, especially</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ceratium fusus</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dinphysis acuminata</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(up to ~30 cells/mL).</FONT></P>
<P><I><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">Nicky Haigh</FONT></I>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Harmful Algae Monitoring Program</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Rm 201, Building 373</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Malaspina University College</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">900 Fifth Street</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Nanaimo BC V9R 5S5</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">CANADA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Ph: (250) 740-6354</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Cell: (250) 537-7176</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">haighn@MALA.BC.CA</FONT>
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