<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Today there was an intense bloom in front of Poulsbo. It is another perfect example of patchy distributions. This bloom ended at the mouth of the inlet and was not visible anywhere around Bainbridge Island, or near Silverdale.</div><div><br></div><div>The species composition is primarily the long spiky <i>Ceratium fusus</i>, then <i>Prorocentrum gracile </i>with a good number of 6-8 cell <i>Alexandrium</i> chains thrown in for good measure.</div><div> </div><div>Also present are Oxyphysis, the cilliate Mesodinium, Scrippsiella, Dinophysis, Polykrikos, Gyrodinium, Akashiwo sanguinium, a near lack of all diatoms save one chain of Pseudonitchia, and four lonely Heterosigma. :-( </div><div><br></div><div>Please contact me if you'd like samples or more photos.</div><div><br></div><div><img height="320" width="244" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:25D8C763-247A-42F9-923F-2EC56D175B74@dhcp4.washington.edu"><img height="240" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:241F67DA-6298-4DDA-9EBD-30D3F70032DD@dhcp4.washington.edu"><img height="240" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:D8BF7C36-4A0A-46DD-A231-D088ECD2AFE9@dhcp4.washington.edu"></div><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></body></html>