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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Possible Heterosigma bloom in Case Inlet reported below but needs to be verified. As wild fish kills from the alga are relatively common in northern Case Inlet, if anyone has a shoreline owner contact in the area, perhaps they could be contacted to look around, sample and report back. The three photos that Christopher Krembs sent attached here. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jack<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hershberger, P.K., J.E. Rensel, J.R. Postel, F.B. Taub. 1997. <b><i>Heterosigma</i> bloom and associated fish kill</b>. Harmful Algae News. 16:1, 4.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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"'> Jack Rensel [mailto:jackrensel@att.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Vera Trainer'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'soundtox@u.washington.edu'; Christopher Krembs (ckre461@ECY.WA.GOV)<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Red brown bloom in Case Inlet<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Impossible to say of course, but Case Inlet blooms of Heterosigma are relatively common. This is where we first found and documented wild fish (several species) being killed by the alga. The coloration looks to be similar to what it normally is from the air for three of the photos, although photo No. 5627 (from Elliott Bay according to Christopher) is not similar. Color from airplanes of course is not a highly definitive measure. Northern Case Inlet is quite shallow and therefore could be warmer than adjacent areas and has slow circulation that might account for earlier than normal Heterosigma blooms than some other areas. It would be good to sample Case Inlet right now if possible. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jack<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>J.E. Jack Rensel Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>4209 234<sup>th</sup> Street N.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Arlington WA 98223<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>360-631-6538<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:jackrensel@att.net">jackrensel@att.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.aquamodel.org/">www.AquaModel.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://noaa.aquamodel.net/index.html">http://noaa.aquamodel.net/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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"'> Vera Trainer <a href="mailto:[mailto:vera.l.trainer@noaa.gov]">[mailto:vera.l.trainer@noaa.gov]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 12, 2012 2:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jack Rensel<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:soundtox@u.washington.edu">soundtox@u.washington.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Red brown bloom in Case Inlet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Any reports or thoughts on what these blooms are? Vera<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Krembs, Christopher (ECY)</b> <<a href="mailto:ckre461@ecy.wa.gov">ckre461@ecy.wa.gov</a>><br>Date: Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:37 PM<br>Subject: Red brown bloom in Case Inlet<br>To: "<a href="mailto:guatemal@u.washington.edu">guatemal@u.washington.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:guatemal@u.washington.edu">guatemal@u.washington.edu</a>>, Vera Trainer <<a href="mailto:vera.l.trainer@noaa.gov">vera.l.trainer@noaa.gov</a>><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dear Teri and Vera.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> We saw a very large red-brown rusty color bloom this morning in Case Inlet. The images are not so good because it started raining. The bloom is very different from the extensive Noctiluca bloom in Central sound. See images<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> I also added one image of the Noctiluca bloom west of Elliott Bay (5627)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> I will be on a return flight at 3:15 and hopefully have better visibility.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'> Christopher<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>