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12th International Conference on Harmful Algae

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF HARMFUL ALGAE12 th <str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Harmful</strong> <strong>Algae</strong>, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8 September 20062000, 173.PO.15-17The m<strong>on</strong>itoring programme forharmful algal blooms in shellfishproducti<strong>on</strong> areas in Catal<strong>on</strong>ia.L<strong>on</strong>g term data and impact <strong>on</strong>aquacultureSessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.15 - M<strong>on</strong>itoringJ Diogène 1 , M Fernández 1 , E Cañete 1 ,A Caillaud 1 , E Mallat 1 , M Delgado 2 , DFur<strong>on</strong>es 11 IRTA, SANT CARLES DE LA RAPITA,Spain2 Institut de Ciències del Mar-CMIMA,BARCELONA, SpainThe m<strong>on</strong>itoring programme forHABs in shellfish producti<strong>on</strong> areasin Catal<strong>on</strong>ia focuses mainly <strong>on</strong>shellfish harvesting areas in sandysediments al<strong>on</strong>g the shore (mainlynatural producti<strong>on</strong> sites of clams)and producti<strong>on</strong> areas within thesemi-c<strong>on</strong>fined areas (mainly oysterand mussel cultures). HABincidences in producti<strong>on</strong> areasinclude recurrent DSP (e.g.,Dinophysis sacculus), PSP (e.g.,Alexandrium minutum) and to amuch lesser extent ichthyotoxicevents (Karlodinium spp.). Anestimate of the percentage ofclosure periods indicates thatannually these figures haveincreased since 1989, DSP eventsbeing the major cause foradministrative closures. For theperiod 2002-2005 closure time inshellfish producti<strong>on</strong> areas reachedmaxima of 23 % (84 days in AlfacsBay during 2002 for DSP) and 17%(62 days in Alfacs Bay during 2005for DSP). The ec<strong>on</strong>omic impact ofclosures is irregular and depends<strong>on</strong> the time of the year closuresoccur. This is due to unbalancedcommercial demand al<strong>on</strong>g the yearbut also to the threat that increasedtemperatures in summer representto unharvested producti<strong>on</strong> in semic<strong>on</strong>finedareas. This can lead tomassive mortality of mussels andoysters when closures occur justbefore harvesting periods.PO.06-21Water mass differentiati<strong>on</strong> usingPARAFAC modeling of EEMfluorescenceSessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.06 - Populati<strong>on</strong> dynamicsLK Dix<strong>on</strong> 1 , RN C<strong>on</strong>my 21 Mote Marine Laboratory, SARASOTA, FL,United States of America2 University of South Florida, ST.PETERSBURG, FL, United States ofAmericaThe optical properties of coastalwaters, as excitati<strong>on</strong>-emissi<strong>on</strong>matrix (EEM) fluorescence (220-455nm excitati<strong>on</strong>, 249-700nmemissi<strong>on</strong>) and CDOM absorpti<strong>on</strong>,were used to map a complexcoastal envir<strong>on</strong>ment off the westcoast of Florida (U.S.A.) whichreceives multiple estuarine inputsand records nearly annualoccurrences of Karenia brevisblooms. Sampling was c<strong>on</strong>ductedduring the initiati<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>tinuati<strong>on</strong>of an extended and extensivebloom. Samples represented awide range of CDOM absorpti<strong>on</strong>al<strong>on</strong>g an estuarine-coastal gradientand EEM data were corrected forinner filter effects, blue-shifting theraw fluorescence data. EEM datawere subsequently normalized toprevent undue weight beingassigned to high CDOM samples,fluorescent comp<strong>on</strong>ents wereidentified with the linear un-mixingtechnique of parallel factor(PARAFAC) analysis, andcomp<strong>on</strong>ents c<strong>on</strong>firmed with splithalfanalyses to identify twodominant multi-modal comp<strong>on</strong>entsto coastal fluorescence with both adirect and an inverse relati<strong>on</strong>ship163

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