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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Jim and Jack,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Not sure the extent to which this info might be relevant to the Heterosigma blooms being seen in central Puget Sound, but central Puget Sound as a whole is definitely blooming! I have attached some of our ferry
observations collected over the past few days and the patterns seem consistent with the MERIS chlorophyll image showing a widespread bloom from the Narrows to the Triple Junction. Jim and Erika’s MERIS MCI image that was sent around yesterday would suggest
that, at least in some areas, the bloom is very intense. Jim, we are finding that your MERIS MCI product is a very robust way to track these intense surface blooms in Puget Sound…a great addition to our monitoring program!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Brandon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">Brandon Sackmann, Ph.D.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">Tel: (360) 407-6684<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">Email: brandon.sackmann@ecy.wa.gov<br>
Station: C2D-60</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> <br>
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<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>Gower, Jim<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 24, 2011 5:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jack Rensel; soundhab@whoi.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: SoundHAB: Heterosigma bloom in Central Puget Sound<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Here is an image with some analysis by Erika Young for August 23. Do the locations agree with any of your sampling? Jim</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><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>Jack Rensel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> August 22, 2011 9:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> soundhab@whoi.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> SoundHAB: Heterosigma bloom in Central Puget Sound</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Heterosigma is blooming in central Puget Sound. Although the total extent of the bloom is not known, cell counts over the weekend were higher in the backwater areas of Kitsap County and Bainbridge Island (Port Blakely and Brownsville).
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<p class="MsoNormal">However, ambient cell concentrations as high as 1.7 million cells per liter were recorded last night near Bainbridge Island/Clam Bay fish farm areas but mitigation efforts (upwelling of deep water) is apparently effective in reducing cell
concentrations to 0.3 million cells per liter in the fish cages. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The bloom was first reported late Friday night, but I didn’t receive the information until just now. With the wind and rain expected today, it may attenuate the intensity of the bloom, although clearing and sun tomorrow (Tuesday) may
allow for the bloom to become re-established. It could go either way based on past experience and the amount of wind mixing and duration/intensity of the low pressure cell moving through is key in this process.
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information may be available later today.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jack<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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