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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The Heterosigma akashiwo in Nanaimo is now a thick bloom, with water discoloration visible from</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Departure Bay to the main harbour. Cell counts in samples</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">from this morning</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">range from 8000</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> 20,000 cells/mL, but some</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">patches appear much thicker</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> this afternoon</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><I></I></SPAN><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">Nicky Haigh</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Harmful Algae Monitoring Program</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Rm 205, Building 373</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Vancouver Island University</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">900 Fifth Street</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Nanaimo BC V9R 5S5</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">CANADA</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Ph: (250) 740-6354</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Cell: (250) 537-7176</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Nicky.Haigh@viu.ca</FONT></SPAN></P>
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