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STATION:
A24A – ATLANTIC OCEAN NORTH COAST
| Date |
Time |
Water Temp. (C) |
Chlorophyll (µg/L) |
Dominant Species |
Toxic Species* |
| 6/24/09 |
9:30am |
18.3 |
2.10 |
Cerataulina pelagica (600 cells/mL) |
None Present |
| 7/8/09 |
9:24am |
16.6 |
3.78 |
Sparse algal concentrations |
Pseudonitzschia seriata** |
| 7/22/09 |
10:33am |
20.2 |
12.19 |
Prorocentrum triestinum (840 cells/mL)
Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii (840 cells/mL) |
None Present |
| 8/5/09 |
11:48am |
22.9 |
4.20 |
Mixed dinoflagellates |
None Present |
| 8/12/09 |
8:56am |
24.1 |
4.20 |
Diverse assemblage of phytoplankton |
None Present |
*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 on Jully 8th, but it was below bloom or toxic levels, therefore, not an immediate concern to public health.
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