SoundHAB: Pseudo-nitzschia bloom near Bainbridge Island

[Jack Rensel]

No cells counts were done as of 3:30PM.  We can call Scott in the morning to
enquire as to what is was or is currently and relative size. 

Jack   

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From: guatemal at uw.edu [mailto:guatemal at uw.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 4:57 PM
To: Jack Rensel
Cc: soundhab at whoi.edu
Subject: Re: SoundHAB: Pseudo-nitzschia bloom near Bainbridge Island

Any idea what the cell count is and is it large or small?

Teri

Teri King
Washington Sea Grant
University of Washington
P.O. Box 488
Shelton, WA  98584
360.432.3054
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On Tue, 2 Jul 2013, Jack Rensel wrote:

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> What a difference a day makes.
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> At this current time there is a very dense bloom of Pseudo-Nitzschia 
> (pungens?) reported in the Rich Passage/Clam Bay area south of 
> Bainbridge Island.  The bloom apparently was advected in from Central 
> Puget Sound with the long flood tide.  The observer, Scott Ridgeway of
Icicle Seafoods/AGS who has been identifying plankton for > 20 years,
relates that it is the most dense bloom of this species he has ever seen in
that area.  Secchi disk visibility is about 2 meters.   Yesterday, you may
recall, the water was extraordinarily clear.
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