SoundHAB: FW: bloom in Hood Canal too

[Jack Rensel]

I anticipate oysters spawning all of this week into the next on the West, 
South and North shores of the Canal.  They are ripe, ripe ripe and with 
the hot summer days and low tide exposure it should stimulate them.  I am 
on the Canal sampling the west, north and southshores during the low tide 
tomorrow.

A Canal Watcher just called in and the bloom is infront of Alderbook - 
mile post 7 - extent of bloom not determined.  It is in the very center of 
the bay - not near shore based on their observations so far.

I have some homeowners that have had fish kills in front of their places 
along the west and south shores. I will alert them and have them check 
every hour to see if they observe struggling or dead fish.

Teri King
Marine Water Quality Specialist
Washington Sea Grant Program
University of Washington
P.O. Box 488
Shelton, WA  98584

360.432.3054
fax 360.432.3055

www.wsg.washington.edu

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, Jack Rensel wrote:

> A relatively dense bloom of Heterosigma was observed  and confirmed with a
> microscope by Kelley Bright of Shannon Point Marine Center.  The sample
was
> collected from near Belfair but  the extent of the bloom is not known and
> may extend some distance past the big bend (Union to Potlatch).   Last
> Friday and Saturday the water was clear but there was a strong SW wind
that
> apparently forced the surface bloom up into the canal.  This is the same
> type of condition that caused fish kills in Case Inlet several years ago
as
> we reported in Hershberger et al. 1997.  So please watch for dead fish as
> fish kills are more common from Heterosigma in shallow areas,  o r at
least
> the wild fish that we can see that have died are easier to spot there.
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> Meanwhile, the Heterosigma bloom in central Puget Sound off the east shore
> of Bainbridge Island to Seattle continues unabated.   As in 2006, waters
> near the NOAA research lab and the fish farms at Clam Bay and Orchard
Rocks
> are much clearer, but some fish losses have occurred.
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> If you are in the affected areas and have observations, please post your
> observations to this list serve.
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> Jack Rensel
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> J.E. Jack Rensel Ph.D.
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> Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences
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> 4209 234th Street N.E.
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> Arlington WA 98223 USA
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> 360-435-3285
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> cell: 360-631-6538
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> jackrensel at att.net
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