SoundHAB: FW: Invitation to participate in Aug 18 workshop for a newly funded ECOHAB project to model Alexandrium catenella in Puget Sound **RSVP required**

[Jack Rensel]

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Moore [mailto:Stephanie.Moore at noaa.gov] 
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 10:53 AM
To: Chelsea Reiss
Subject: Invitation to participate in Aug 18 workshop for a newly funded
ECOHAB project to model Alexandrium catenella in Puget Sound **RSVP
required**

Dear colleague,

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Ecology and
Oceanography of Harmful Algal Bloom (ECOHAB) program recently awarded a
3-year competitive grant to the Northwest Fisheries Science Center and
partners at the University of Washington and the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institute to conduct research to better understand and manage blooms of the
dinoflagellate /Alexandrium catenella/ in Puget Sound. /Alexandrium
catenella /produce a suite of potent neurotoxins that accumulate in
shellfish and cause severe illness or death if contaminated shellfish are
consumed by humans./ /They form dormant cysts that overwinter on the
seafloor and provide the inoculum for toxic blooms the following summer when
conditions become favorable again for growth of the motile cell.

The new project is entitled “Modeling favorable habitat areas for
/Alexandrium catenella/ in Puget Sound and evaluating the effects of climate
change”. The main objectives of the project are to determine year-to-year
variations in the distribution and abundance of /A. 
catenella /resting cysts, identify optimal conditions for cyst germination
and growth of cells, model favorable habitat areas for /A. 
catenella/, and determine how favorable habitat areas might change in a
warmer climate.

The principal investigators would like to invite you to participate in a
1-day workshop to:
(1) Introduce the project and its various components (e.g., cyst surveys,
laboratory experiments, ocean and climate modeling) and meet the
investigators
(2) Help determine the requirements of useful products that can be delivered
to managers and shellfish growers to guide monitoring and management of
blooms of /A. catenella /in Puget Sound and mitigate impacts
(3) Provide input on site selection for annual cyst surveys in Puget Sound
to be conducted in 2011, 2012, and 2013.

The workshop will take place on August 18, 2010, in the Douglas Classroom at
the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture from 9:30 am
until 3:30 pm. Directions and a map can be found at
http://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/visit/directions.shtml#directionscuh. 
The workshop will not be open to the general public and will be limited to
80 participants due to space restrictions, but please do contact us if you
did not receive an invitation and are interested in attending and we will
try to accommodate you. Morning tea and a light lunch will be provided to
participants.

This project will bring together a diverse group of scientists at the
forefront of research on harmful algal blooms and climate impacts. I hope
that you will share our enthusiasm for this project and favorably consider
this invitation to participate in the workshop. *Please RSVP to Chelsea
Reiss (*Chelsea.Reiss at noaa.gov <mailto:Chelsea.Reiss at noaa.gov>*) by July
30^th if you are able to accept this invitation. *When you reply, please
provide Chelsea with your complete contact information, i.e., institution,
mailing address, phone, and preferred email address. 
A detailed agenda will be distributed to participants in the coming weeks.

If you would like additional information or have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me by email (Stephanie.Moore at noaa.gov
<mailto:Stephanie.Moore at noaa.gov>) or phone (206-860-3327).

Thank you,

Stephanie K. Moore and John E. Stein (Principal Investigators; NOAA’s
Northwest Fisheries Science Center), Donald .M. Anderson (Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institute), Eric P. Salathé Jr, Nathan J. Mantua, Neil S. 
Banas, and Cheryl L. Greengrove (University of Washington), Brian D. 
Bill and Vera L. Trainer (NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center)

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