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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Calibri">This morning a surface sample from Nanaimo had 30,000 cells/mL Heterosigma akashiwo. The bloom had appeared to ease off in the past few days, but</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">there was heavy rain here over the weekend, and there are thick patches in the harbour here once again.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Nicky</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><I></I></SPAN><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></I><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">Nicky Haigh</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Harmful Algae Monitoring Program</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Rm 205, Building 373</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Vancouver Island University</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">900 Fifth Street</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Nanaimo BC V9R 5S5</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">CANADA</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Ph: (250) 740-6354</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Cell: (250) 537-7176</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Maiandra GD">Nicky.Haigh@viu.ca</FONT></SPAN></P>
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