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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jack,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here is a MERIS image from 17 May that shows the extent of the bloom in Southern Puget Sound; likely related to the widespread Phaeocystis bloom that is being reported by the Squaxin Island Tribe. Yesterday’s image (18 May) had some contamination by high-thin clouds in South Sound, but still showed indications that the bloom was present. Imagery from last week (12 May) showed a less intense bloom in northern Case Inlet and little activity in the smaller bays and inlets (although clouds are a complicating factor). Links to Ecology’s standard MERIS products are attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I will continue to process MERIS imagery over the next several days and hope to send out a short condition report early next week. While our ferry observations do not extend into South Sound, we are using this information to ground-truth our satellite observations when possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I will be in touch with additional details as I get things pulled together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Brandon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>--------------------------------------</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Brandon Sackmann, Ph.D.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Washington State Department of Ecology</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Environmental Assessment Program</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Modeling and Information Support Unit</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>300 Desmond Drive | P.O. Box 47600</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Lacey, WA 98503 | Olympia, WA 98504-7600</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Tel: (360) 407-6684<br>Fax: (360) 407-6884</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Email: <a href="mailto:brandon.sackmann@ecy.wa.gov">brandon.sackmann@ecy.wa.gov</a><br>Station: C2D-60</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Web: <a href="http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/">http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/</a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=803 height=602 id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC1651.BCBCE5C0" alt=Slide1.JPG></span><u><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Additional Puget Sound Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>MERIS Ocean Color & In-Situ Ferry Data<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>(data have not yet been QAQC’d)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>18 May 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/meris/MER_FRS_C2R_20110518_182635.pdf">http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/meris/MER_FRS_C2R_20110518_182635.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/clipper/2011-05-18_clipper.pdf">http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/clipper/2011-05-18_clipper.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>17 May 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/meris/MER_FRS_C2R_20110517_190318.pdf">http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/meris/MER_FRS_C2R_20110517_190318.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/clipper/2011-05-17_clipper.pdf">http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/clipper/2011-05-17_clipper.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>12 May 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/meris/MER_FRS_C2R_20110512_184631.pdf">http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/meris/MER_FRS_C2R_20110512_184631.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/clipper/2011-05-12_clipper.pdf">http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/eap/marinewq/eops/clipper/2011-05-12_clipper.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Contact:</span></i></b><i><span style='color:#1F497D'> Brandon Sackmann, Washington State Department of Ecology (<a href="mailto:bsac461@ecy.wa.gov">bsac461@ecy.wa.gov</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> soundhab-bounces@whoi.edu [mailto:soundhab-bounces@whoi.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rensel<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> SoundHAB@whoi.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> SoundHAB: South Puget Sound fish kill and increasing phytoplanktonabundance in the usual areas of Puget Sound<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A minor fish kill of yearling coho salmon has occurred at the Squaxin Island Tribal net pens in Southern Puget Sound commencing from 2 days ago, possibly associated with a bloom of Phaeocystic sp., a harmful or noxious species not usually associated with fish kills and not previously reported from Puget Sound fish kills in the past. Fish are reared for a short term in these pens before release to enhance fisheries in the South Puget Sound an elsewhere in cooperation with the Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Managers are assessing the situation and may release the fish in the near future. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This reportedly was not a major fish kill and Northwest Indian Fish Commission fish pathologists have inspected the fish, observed gill damage and made management recommendations. If more information becomes available, we will pass it on. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meanwhile many of the usual suspect areas are experiencing increased phytoplankton biomass concurrent with the first sunny and relatively warm weather of our year. NWFSC NOAA workers and fish farmers in North Puget Sound report that species composition is mainly diatoms where it has been sampled. However this is based on limited sampling and not the US/Canada border areas or Samish and Padilla Bay areas that are often bloom inittition areas for Heterosigma. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tides are relatively large this week which tends to reduce the risks of major blooms in our mixed channel areas. Vertical stratification near river mouths and throughout all north Puget Sound north and east of Orcas Island and the South Strait of Georgia is in some cases less influenced by tidal induced mixing. The plot below shows what may be an early peaking discharge of the Fraser River are factors of concern for fish killing Heterosigma blooms, as occurred in May 2007 and was associated with the extremely poor return of Fraser River sockeye in 2009. Historically, Heterosigma blooms often first occurred around July 4<sup>th</sup>, but in recent years blooms have occurred much earlier. Unfortunately, no sampling is being conducted in the open waters of South Strait of Georgia at this time to the best of our knowledge although typically sockeye smolts by the millions are flooding out of the river into the South Strait of Georgia. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you to Jeff Dickison of the Squaxin Island Tribe for reporting this event. We invite all participants to report harmful blooms using SoundHAB list serv and especially fish kills to please report such events as soon as possible so that other researchers can cooperate and contribute. This is especially important for species of harmful algae that previously have not been implicated in nusiance or toxic blooms in our area in the past. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yesterday’s Modis Satellite chlorophyll <i>a</i> image from an afternoon time period. MODIS NPP, 0.0125 degrees, West US, EXPERIMENTAL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(mg m^-3) 2011-05-18 (not adjusted for river plume effects). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=624 height=736 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CC1651.BCBCE5C0" alt="Description: C:\Users\Rensel\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\F4FHUS15\chlorophyll 18May11.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fraser River Discharge (solid line), Mean historical flow (dashed) and upper quartile of historical flow (dashed-dotted)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=587 height=318 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC1651.BCBCE5C0" alt="Description: C:\Users\Rensel\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\F4FHUS15\Fraser 19May11.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>J.E. Jack Rensel Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4209 234<sup>th</sup> St. N.E.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Arlington WA 98223<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>360-631-6538<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Jackrensel@att.net">Jackrensel@att.net</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>