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HABs Included in the EPA's Fish and Shellfish Program
Newsletter
The September issue of the EPA Fish and Shellfish Program Newsletter
focuses on harmful algal blooms. It highlights current information about
health advisories and closures for fish and shellfish, ORD research on
methods development for microcystins in fish tissue, new technologies for
detection of red tide-causing organisms, publications, and future meetings
and conferences.
For more information about this newsletter, contact Sharon Frey at
Frev.Sharon@epa.qov. Additional information about advisories and fish and
Raphidiopsis (Cylindrospermopsis)
radborskii. Lake Discovery, RTP, NC.
October 4th, 2018
From Dr. Zucker, NHEERL, EPA
NSF Research Experiences
for Underaraduates fREU)
At Auburn University, Alabama
Summer 2019 from May 19 to
July 28. Research will focus on
the ecology of southeastern
ponds, rivers, reservoirs, and
estuaries. For more information
ao to httD://wilsonlab.com/reu/
NCCOS FY19 FFOs for Harmful Algal Blooms and the
Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise Grants
NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
(NCCOS)/Competitive Research Program (CRP) is soliciting
proposals for the Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful
Algal Blooms (MERHAB) and The Ecology and Oceanography of
Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) Research Programs. Funding is
contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2019 Federal
appropriations. It is anticipated that projects funded under this
announcement will have a September 1, 2019 start date.
Deadline for Letters of Intent: November 5, 2018
Deadline for Full Applications:
~ January 22, 2019 for MERHAB
~ February 4, 2019 for ECOHAB
Outdoor Idaho: "Health of our
Lakes" Video
Outdoor Idaho: The Health of Our
Lakes video follows scientists and lake
managers as they investigate increasing
levels of cyanobacteria and identify for
solutions.
Hwpoxia Hazard Video
Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia was created in 2017 with the passage of
Oregon Senate Bill 1039 to provide recommendations and guidance to the state on how to respond to
hypoxia and ocean acidification. Composed of members of State agencies, academia, stakeholders, and
Tribal interests, the council will work to develop recommendations, and advise the State on the
implementation of actions to support the sustainability of Oregon's ocean as OAH intensifies.
Benthic HAB Workgroup meeting on Research and Technology
The Benthic HABs Discussion Group held a webinar on October 23rd on Research and Technology with two
presentations: "A Comparison of Dredging Activities and HAB Events; Case Studies in Lake Erie and the
Chesapeake Bay" by Dr. Kaytee Pokrzywinski, and "Using Machine Learning Techniques for Classification of
Harmful Algal Blooms" by Dr. Michael Waters. To listen to the webinar recording go here.
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BLOOMS, BEACH CLOSURES and HEALTH ADVISORIES, October 2018
The following map includes blooms, cautions, warnings, public health advisories, closings and
detections over the State's threshold, due to the presence of algae, toxins or both. This is not a
comprehensive list, and many blooms may have not been reported.
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• California (16): Whiskeytown Lake, Clear Lake, Huichica Pond, Lake Naza, Lake Chabot, Quarry
Lakes, Pilarcitos Creek, Lake Cunningham, Shadow Cliffs Arroyo, Discovery Bay, Old River, San
Luis River, Crowley Lake, Hensley Lake, Saltan Sea near Desert Shores, Pyramid Lake
• Colorado: (1) Cebolla Basin section of Blue Mesa Reservoir
• Idaho (3): Mormon Reservoir, Fernan Lake, Brownlee Reservoir
• Kansas (3): Watches (South Lake Park); Warning (Frazier Lake, Jerry Ivey Pond)
• Florida (5): Indian River Lagoon, Riverland Woods Park, Himmarshee Canal, Bill Keith
Preserver, Lake Okeechobee, Red Tide (Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee,
Escambia, Santa Rosa, Bay, Brevard, Indian River, and Martin counties)
• Massachusetts (5): Cedar Lake, Sturbridge; Central Pond, Seekonk; Hummock Pond,
Nantucket; South Watuppa Pond, Fall River, Westport; Turner Reservoir, Seekonk
• New York (1): Canandaigua Lake, "Do Not Drink Advisory" Rushville and Middlesex public water
systems.
• North Dakota (1): Homme Dam
• Ohio (3): Maumee River, Woodsfield Reservoir, Grand Lake St. Marys
• Oregon (3): South Umpqua River, Keno Dam and Upper Klamath Lake
• Utah (6): Deer Creek Reservoir, Manning Meadow Reservoir, Otter Creek, Panguitch Lake, Utah
Lake, Scofield Reservoir
• Virginia (1): Pamunkey And North Anna Branches, Lake Anna
• Washington (9): Moses Lake, Pattison Lake, Potholes Lake, Potholes Reservoir, Lacamas Lake,
Burien Lake, Hicklin Lake, Kitsap Lake, Lone Lake
• Wyoming (2): Alcova Reservoir, Pathfinder Reservoir (from September 26th).
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Recently Published Articles
Extracts from benthic anatoxin-producina Phormidium are toxic to 3 macroinvertebrate taxa at
environmentally relevant concentrations
Brian Anderson, Jennifer Voorhees, Bryn Phillips, Rich Fadness, Rosalina Stancheva, Jeanette Nichols, Daniel
Orr, Susanna A. Wood. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018.
Biosynthesis of the neurotoxin domoic acid in a bloom-forming diatom
John K. Brunson, Shaun M. K. McKinnie, Jonathan R. Chekan, John P. McCrow, Zachary D. Miles, Erin M.
Bertrand, Vincent A. Bielinski, Hanna Luhavaya, Miroslav Obornik, G. Jason Smith, David A. Hutchins,
Andrew E. Allen, Bradley S. Moore. SciencelQ Sep 2018: 1356-1358
Impact of Microcvstin-LR on Liver Function Varies bv Dose and Sex in Mice
Igor Mrdjen, Mark A. Morse, Randall J. Ruch, Thomas J. Knobloch, Shambhunath Choudhary, Christopher M.
Weghorst, and Jiyoung Lee. Toxins 2018, 10, 435.
Linking phvtoplankton pigment composition and optical properties: a framework for
developing remote-sensing metrics for monitoring cvanobacteria
Gabriel Hmimina, Florence D. Hulot, Jean Frangois Humbert, Catherine Quiblier, Kevin Tambosco, Bruno
Lemaire, Brigitte Vingon-Leite, Louise Audebert, Kamel Soudani. Water Research, 2018.
New Method for Simultaneous Determination of Microcvstins and Cvlindrospermopsin in
Vegetable Matrices bv SPE-UPLC-MS/MS
Leticia Diez-Quijada, Remedios Guzman-Guillen, Ana I. Prieto Ortega, Maria Llana-Ruiz-Cabello, Alexandre
Campos, Vitor Vasconcelos, Angeles Jos and Ana M. Camean. Toxins2018, 10 (10), 406.
Extensive Contamination of Water with Saxitoxin Near the Dam of the Irkutsk Hvdropower
Station Reservoir (East Siberia, Russia)
Mikhail Grachev, Ilya Zubkov, Irina Tikhonova, Maria Ivacheva, Anton Kuzmin, Elena Sukhanova, Ekaterina
Sorokovikova, Galina Fedorova, Aleksandr Galkin, Maria Suslova, Olga Netsvetayeva, Elena Eletskaya,
Tatyana Pogadaeva, Vladimir Smirnov, Andrey Ivanov, Vladimir Shagun, Viktor Minaev and Olga Belykh
Toxins 2018, 10 (10), 402.
Comparison of ELISA and LC-MS/MS Analytical Methods and Validation of AWWA Hazen-Adams
CvanoTOX
He, Xuexiang & Stanford, Benjamin & Adams, Craig & J. Rosenfeldt, Erik & C. Wert, Eric. (2018). Journal -
American Water Works Association. 110. 62-67.
Microcvstin Surveillance Study of Iowa's Public Water Supply Systems July 11, 2016 - June 26,
2017 Report of Findings Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), June 2018
Upcoming Conferences and Seminars
& 11th International Conference on Toxic Cvanobacteria, Krakow, Poland, May 5-10, 2019
©¦ EPA Biotech Products CoP Seminar Series: Invasive Species Removal and Ecological Recovery,
Nov 8. 2018 1:00-2:00 Dm EST
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Water, EPA. Mention of trade names, products, or services does not convey and should not be
interpreted as conveying official EPA endorsement, approval or recommendation for use.
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