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STATION:
A11A – ATLANTIC OCEAN NORTH COAST
| Date |
Time |
Water Temp. (C) |
Chlorophyll (µg/L) |
Dominant Species |
Toxic Species* |
| 6/12/08 |
8:55am |
- |
6.31 |
Chaetoceros sp. (240 cells/mL) |
Psuedonitzschia seriata** |
| 7/9/08 |
9:50am |
19.1 |
<0.42 |
Sparse algal concentrations |
None Present |
| 7/16/08 |
8:55am |
- |
9.25 |
Mild bloom of Skeletonema costatum |
Psuedonitzschia seriata** |
*Toxic
Species = toxic species associated with shellfish safety
including; Prorocentrum lima., Alexandrium
spp., Dinophysis spp., and Pseudonitzschia
spp.
** The potentially toxic species Psuedonitzchia seriata associated with amnesic shellfish poisoning was detected off the coast of Long Branch on June 12, 2008 and July 16, 2008, but it was below bloom or toxic levels, therefore, not an immediate concern to public health.
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