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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:12.0pt'>There has been a report of a few Heterosigma cells today occurring in Bellingham Channel (between Cypress Island and Guemes Island) and slightly northward from Shaughn Hollcroft, manager of the Cypress Island fish farm site. These were just a few cells seen and those were in non-quantitative net tows, so nothing serious yet but it is the first siting of cells in main channels of North Puget Sound this year. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tides are relatively large this week but amplitude decreases next week that may result in increased Heterosigma cell numbers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jack<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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> Street 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><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aquamodel.org/">www.AquaModel.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://noaa.aquamodel.net/index.html">http://noaa.aquamodel.net/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>