SoundHAB: Coccolithophorid bloom in June, Vancouver I, for ref to Hood Canal bloom

[Nicky Haigh]

We did manage to get a sample of the coccolithophorid bloom off Vancouver Island that happened in late June, (from my concerned fish farmers in Nootka Sound), and sent it to IOS to get ID'ed, but I haven't heard back about that.  We could see if it was the same species if you get an ID from the Hood Canal species.  The bloom stretched almost the entire length of Vancouver Island down to the Washington coast - I'm attaching the image from the NASA "image of the day" website for anyone who hasn't seen it.  I'm also attaching a composite of a few cells that I took pics of from the bloom sample.  Cells appear to be about the same size as the ones in Ralph's photo (sorry no scale bar!) - my measurements of cells ranged from ~6.5 - 7.5 um.
 
Nicky Haigh
Harmful Algae Monitoring Program
Rm 205, Building 373
Malaspina University College
900 Fifth Street
Nanaimo BC V9R 5S5
CANADA
Ph: (250) 740-6354
Cell: (250) 537-7176
haighn at MALA.BC.CA <mailto:haighn at MALA.BC.CA> 

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