<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Discovery Bay, on the north Olympic Peninsula had an impressive <i>Heterosigma</i> bloom occuring over the 4th of July and beyond. Some cells (~1000/ml) were seen in shore samples taken from shore on the north side of Diamond Point, but the highest visible abundance was in the water mass down in Discovery Bay near Beckett Point. This situation highlights the usefulness of arial observations with bloom work. I was sampling at the wrong water mass one mile away simply because I had not been up in the airplane - I traveled by car this weekend, and did not get up in the air to see around the corner until Tuesday evening as we were leaving the peninsula. Needless to say, I was disappointed to be leaving. </div><div><br></div><div>Megan Black</div><div><br></div><div>Figure 1 - Photo taken 4PM 6 July, 2011 over north end of Discovery Bay, 800 Feet, looking south. Beckett point extends from left. Gardner on right)</div><img height="479" width="644" src="cid:66980504-4417-41CA-9C35-8EBFFCD317D1@dhcp4.washington.edu"><div>Figure 2 Aircraft instruments reflected in window. Highlights the discontinuity in the water masses. Many thanks to Carl Peecher, for providing excellent arial work, and the charged camera phone.<br><div><img height="564" width="755" src="cid:2CD7CDAC-3B58-4163-85AE-594690147B11@dhcp4.washington.edu"></div><div>Figure 3: Looking Southwest, south of Garner on Discovery Bay. Wind has been blowing down the bay from the northwest and has pushed the bloom's surface waters in streaks towards the point.</div><div><img height="564" width="755" src="cid:D41AD582-2B33-4DB1-A8CA-A23CD5C2CB3B@dhcp4.washington.edu"><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Megan Black, M.S.</div><div>Algal Biologist</div><div>PhD. Candidate</div><div>Biology Department</div><div>University of Washington</div><div>24 Kincaid Hall</div><div>Box 351800</div><div>Seattle, WA 98195-1800</div><div>(425)753-5679</div><div><a href="mailto:mmdblack@uw.edu">mmdblack@uw.edu</a></div><div><div><a href="http://diamondpointbeach.blogspot.com/">http://diamondpointbeach.blogspot.com/</a></div></div><div><br></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></div></body></html>