Symposium on Harmful Marine Algae in the US

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by  Judy Kleindinst

Symposium on Harmful Marine Algae
in the U.S.
December 4-9, 2000
Symposium Agenda, Abstracts
and Participants
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Symposium Director:
Donald M. Anderson
Symposium Coordinator:
Judy Kleindinst
Steering Committee:
Don Anderson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dan Baden University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Sue Banahan NOAA, National Ocean Service, Silver Spring
JoAnn Burkholder North Carolina State University
Pat Glibert University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
John Heisler EPA, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division
Dennis McGillicuddy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Chris Scholin Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Kevin Sellner NOAA, Coastal Ocean Program, Silver Spring
Rick Stumpf NOAA, National Ocean Service, Silver Spring
Pat Tester NOAA, National Ocean Service, Beaufort
Fran VanDolah NOAA, National Ocean Service, Charleston
Tracy Villareal The University of Texas at Austin
Session Coordinators/Chairs:
(Note: Names of Session Chairs are underlined)
ECOHAB – Florida: Karen Steidinger, Pat Tester, Fran VanDolah
Gulf of Mexico HABs Quay Dortch, Tracy Villareal
Pfiesteria – NC, SC, FL JoAnn Burkholder, Jan Landsberg, Alan Lewitus, Wayne
Litaker
Pfiesteria – DE, MD, VA Pat Glibert, Dave Oldach, Jeff Shields
West Coast HABs Rita Horner, Chris Scholin, Vera Trainer
Non-regional HABs Kevin Sellner, Tracy Villareal
ECOHAB – GOM Don Anderson, Dave Townsend
Brown Tides Sue Banahan, Greg Boyer, Cornelia Schlenk
Sponsors:
U.S. National Office for Marine Biotoxins and Harmful Algae
California Sea Grant College
Maryland Sea Grant College
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NOAA / Coastal Ocean Program
NOAA / Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
National Sea Grant Office
New York Sea Grant College
South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Virginia Sea Grant College
Symposium on Harmful Marine Algae in the U.S.
December 4-9, 2000
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Symposium Agenda, Abstracts
and Participants
Symposium on Harmful Marine Algae in the U.S.
Program*
December 5-9, 2000
Schedule Tues., Dec. 5 Wed., Dec. 6 Thurs., Dec. 7 Fri., Dec. 8 Sat., Dec. 9
8:30 – 8:50 Welcome and
Introduction
8:30 – 12:15 ECOHAB – Florida Pfiesteria research West Coast HAB ECOHAB – GOM Brown Tides (NY,
– NC, SC & FL research research NJ, DE, MD, TX)
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch break, Lunch break, Lunch break, Lunch break, Lunch break,
Swope Dining Hall Swope Dining Hall Swope Dining Hall Swope Dining Hall Swope Dining Hall
1:30 – 5:15 Gulf of Mexico Pfiesteria research Non-regional HAB Technical Plenary discussion
regional HAB – DE, MD & VA research workshops/ demos
research (TBA)
Break Break Break Break Break
6:00 – 7:30 Dinner, Dinner, Dinner, Dinner, Lobster dinner,
Swope Dining Hall Swope Dining Hall Swope Dining Hall Swope Dining Hall Swope Dining Hall
7:30 - Discussion Sessions Poster Session (for Social Hour, Poster Session (for Reception,
(TBA) Mon. & Tues. Swope upstairs Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Swope Meigs
themes) themes) Room
Swope upstairs Swope upstairs
*NOTE: All science presentations will be held in the Lillie Auditorium, MBL, MBL Street, Woods Hole.
Meals will be held in the Swope Dining Hall, MBL.
Symposium on Harmful Marine Algae in the U.S.
December 4-9, 2000
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Program Schedule:
Monday, December 4, 2000
3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Registration, Swope Lobby
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Dinner, Swope Dining Hall
7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Reception, Swope upstairs lobby
Tuesday, December 5, 2000
8:30 – 8:50 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Lillie Auditorium Don Anderson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Session I – ECOHAB – Florida
(K. Steidinger, F. Van Dolah, P. Tester – Session Coordinators)
(P. Tester – Session Chair)
8:50 – 9:10 ECOHAB: Florida overview – the environment
Karen Steidinger, John Walsh, and Gary Kirkpatrick
9:10 – 9:30 Roles of endogenous cellular rhythms and life cycle stage recruitment in
Gymnodinium breve bloom development
Frances M. Van Dolah, Michele Barbier, Tod A. Leighfield, Karen A.
Steidinger, Bill Richardson and Peter M. McGuire
9:30 – 9:50 ECOHAB Florida: fate and effects of brevetoxins in selected biota,
water, and sediments along the west Florida shelf, USA
Jan Landsberg, Pat Tester, Richard Pierce, Damian Shea, Fran Van
Dolah, Emilio Sosa, Mike Henry, Jack Fournie, Leanne Flewelling,
Sabrina Varnam, and Tod Leighfield
9:50 – 10:10 ECOHAB – Florida: bio-optics and physiology
Gary Kirkpatrick, David Millie, Steve Lohrenz, Oscar Schofield, Gary
Fahnenstiel, Donald Redalje and Terrance Evens
10:10 – 10:30 BREAK
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10:30 – 10:50 Hydrography and nutrient characteristics within the ECOHAB: Florida
control volume on the west Florida shelf
Gabriel A. Vargo, Cynthia A. Heil, John J. Walsh, Kent Fanning,
Carmelo R. Tomas, Karen A. Steidinger, Danylle Ault, Merrie Beth
Neely, Kristen Lester, and Rachel Merkt
10:50 – 11:10 ECOHAB Florida, physical oceanography
Robert H. Weisberg, Ruoying He, William Hemme, Zhenjiang Li, and
Huijun Yang
11:10 – 11:30 The role of behavior in Gymnodinium breve bloom formation
Daniel Kamykowski, Gerald S. Janowitz, Gang Liu, Edward J.
Milligan, and Robert E. Reed
11:30 – 12:00 Coupled numerical models of Florida red tides of Gymnodinium breve
John J. Walsh, W. Paul Bissett, Bradley Penta, Dwight A. Dieterle,
Robert H. Weisberg, Zhenjiang Li, and Huijun Yang
12:00 – 12:15 Discussion session (if time allows)
12:15 – 1:30 LUNCH BREAK, Swope Dining Hall
Lillie Auditorium Session II – Gulf of Mexico Regional HAB Research
(T. Villareal, Q. Dortch, Session Coordinators)
(Q. Dortch, Session Chair)
1:30 – 1:50 Pseudo-nitzschia spp. in the northern Gulf of Mexico: overview and
response to increasing eutrophication
Q. Dortch, M.L. Parsons, G.J. Doucette, G. A. Fryxell, A. Maier, A.
Thessen and C.L. Powell
1:50 – 2:10 Algicidal bacteria active against Gymnodinium breve: use of molecular
techniques to assess changes in microbial communities following the
introduction of bacteria
Xavier Mayali and Gregory J. Doucette
2:10 – 2:30 Variable brevetoxin production in Gymnodinium breve attributable to
growth conditions and strain differences
Richard M. Greene, Janis C. Kurtz, Roman S. Stanley, Cynthia A.
Chancy, Michael C. Murrell, Fred J. Genthner, John E. Rogers, and
Calvin C. Walker
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2:30 – 2:50 Gymnodinium breve red tides in the Gulf of Mexico: analysis of
brevetoxins and metabolites in shellfish
R.W. Dickey and S.M. Plakas
2:50 – 3:10 Gymnodinium breve in the western Gulf of Mexico: two years of coastal
sampling off the Texas coast
Tracy A. Villareal, Mary A. Brainard, and H. Magaña and Lawrence
W. McEachron
3:10 – 3:40 The effect of nitrogen source on the growth and toxicity of speices of the
genus Prorocentrum
Cary L. Burns and Jonathan R. Pennock
3:40 – 4:00 Discussion session (if time allows)
4:00 – 5:00 Informal discussion groups or free time – put up posters
5:00 – 6:00 INFORMAL SOCIAL HOUR, Swope upstairs Lobby
6:00 – 7:30 - DINNER, Swope Dining Hall
7:30 – DISCUSSION SESSIONS (TBA)
Wednesday, December 6, 2000
Lillie Auditorium Session III – Pfiesteria research – NC, SC, & FL
(J. Burkholder, J. Landsberg, W.Litaker, A. Lewitus – Session
Coordinators)
(J. Burkholder, Session Chair)
8:30 – 8:50 Pfiesteria, Pfiesteria-like species, and fish health in Florida: an update
Jan Landsberg, Karen Steidinger, Susan Cook, Elizabeth Singh, Emilio
Sosa, Ann Forstchen, Robin Wood, Parke Rublee, Paula Scott, Jennifer
Wolny, and Brian Bendis
8:50 – 9:10 Preliminary characterization of “Cryptoperidiniopsoid” cultures isolated
from Florida
Steve L. Morton, Tina Mikulski, Elizabeth R. Fairey, Brad Mitchell,
Peter D.R. Moeller, Bill Richardson, Karen Steidinger, and John
Ramsdell
9:10 – 9:30 Pfiesteria spp. and “Pfiesteria-like organisms” in South Carolina
estuaries
Alan J. Lewitus, J.M. Burkholder, C. Cary, H.B. Glasgow Jr., K.C.
Hayes, A.F. Holland, J.M. Law, and P.A. Rublee
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9:30 – 9:50 Nutrient enrichment and the toxic Pfiesteria complex: comparative
stimulation by swine effluent, poultry manure leachate, human sewage,
and other sources
J. Burkholder, C. Zheng, H. Glasgow, N. Deamer-Melia and M.
Parrow
9:50 – 10:10 Distribution of Pfiesteria species: comparison of results from water and
sediment samples across multiple scales, 1998-2000
Parke A. Rublee, Eric F. Schaefer, Coy Allen, Janera Harris, Holly
Bowers, Torstein Tengs, and D.W. Oldach
10:10 – 10:30 BREAK
10:30 – 10:50 Pfiesteria field ecology and toxic activity: trends from a decade of
intensive study in North Carolina estuaries
R. Reed, H. Glasgow, J. Burkholder, N. Deamer-Melia and M. Mallin
10:50 – 11:10 Toxic Pfiesteria promotes acute and chronic lesions in finfish, in
controlled experimental trials
H. Glasgow, Jr., R. Smolowitz, N. Deamer-Melia and J. Burkholder
11:10 – 11:30 Interactions between Pfiesteria and representative species of
commercially valuable shellfish
S. Shumway, J. Springer, J. Burkholder and H. Glasgow
11:30 – 11:50 Characterization of a putative toxin produced by Pfiesteria piscicida
J.S. Ramsdell, P.D.R. Moeller, E.R. Fairey, A.C. Melo, K.L. Kimm-
Brinson, B. Mitchell, S.A. Morton, N. Deamer-Melia , H.B. Glasgow,
and J.M. Burkholder
11:50 – 12:15 Discussion session (if time allows)
12:15 – 1:30 LUNCH BREAK, Swope Dining Hall
Lillie Auditorium Session IV – Pfiesteria research – DE, MD & VA
(P. Glibert, D. Oldach, J. Shields - Session Coordinators)
(P. Glibert, Session Chair)
1:30 – 1:45 Approaches to the investigation and interpretation of possible Pfiesteria-
related events in Maryland
Robert E. Magnien, David M. Goshorn, David W. Oldach, Holly A.
Bowers, and Torstein Tengs
1:45 – 2:00 Intensive monitoring for Pfiesteria and related HAB events
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B. Boicourt, L. Codispoti, M. Roman, V. Holliday, H. MacIntyre, P.
Glibert, R. Magnien, and B. Michael
2:00 – 2:15 Assessing temporal and spatial variability in Pfiesteria piscicida
distributions using molecular probing techniques
Kathryn J. Coyne, David A. Hutchins, Clinton E. Hare and S. Craig
Cary
2:15 – 2:30 Functional type (toxicity status) controls Pfiesteria response to nutrients
and algal versus fish prey
J. Burkholder, H. Glasgow, P. Glibert, A. Lewitus, M. Parrow, C.
Zheng, P. Cancellieri and N. Deamer-Melia
2:30 – 2:45 Nitrogen uptake and nutrient relationships in laboratory cultures and
field assemblages of Pfiesteria
P.M. Glibert, A. Lewitus, J. Burkholder, H. Glasgow, M. Mulholland,
and C. Lee
2:45 – 3:00 Potential grazing on Pfiesteria piscicida by microzooplankton in the
Pocomoke River
Diane K. Stoecker and Daniel E. Gustafson, Jr.
3:00 – 3:20 BREAK
3:20 – 3:35 Trophic relationships of phytoplankton and microzooplankton with
Pfiesteria-like heterotrophic dinoflagellates in Pocomoke River and
Transquaking/Chicamacomico Rivers, MD, USA
Richard V. Lacouture, Jennifer Gronefeld, Ann Marie Hartsig, Stella
Sellner and Amy Imirie
3:35 – 3:50 Results of a series of fish bioassays with the toxic dinoflagellate
Pfiesteria piscicida
Harold G. Marshall, Andrew S. Gordon, David W. Seaborn, Brian
Dyer, William M. Dunstan, and A. Michelle Seaborn
3:50 – 4:05 Skin lesions in estuarine fishes: a comparative pathological evaluation of
wild and laboratory-exposed fish
Wolfgang K. Vogelbein, Kimberly S. Reece, Jeffrey D. Shields, David
E. Zwerner, Patrice L. Mason, Larry W. Haas and Vicki Blazer
4:05 – 4:20 Development and testing of molecular diagnostics for Pfiesteria-like
organisms in laboratory and environmental samples
Kimberly S. Reece, Nancy A. Stokes, Wolfgang K. Vogelbein, Wayne
L. Litaker, Jeffrey D. Shields, Larry W. Haas, Patrice L. Mason, Victoria
M. Foster and Eugene M. Burreson
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4:20 – 4:35 Pfiesteria or fungus? Induction of skin ulcers in menhaden with
zoospores of Aphanomyces spp.
Yasunari Kiryu, Jeffrey D. Shields, Wolfgang K. Vogelbein, David E.
Zwerner, Howard Kator, and Vicki S. Blazer
4:35 – 4:50 The ambush predator Pfiesteria piscicida: fad or fallacy
Patrick Gillevet, Thomas Nerad, Michael T. Peglar, Greg C. Garman,
Stanley Webb, Bonnie Brown, and Charles J. O'Kelly
4:50 – 5:15 Discussion session (if time allows)
6:00 – 7:30 DINNER, Swope Dining Hall
7:30 – POSTER SESSION, Swope upstairs and Meigs Room
Thursday, December 7, 2000
Lillie Auditorium Session V – West Coast HAB research
(C. Scholin, R.Horner, V. Trainer – Session Coordinators)
(C. Scholin, Session Chair)
8:30 – 9:00 HABs-related physical oceanography off the U.S. west coast
Barbara M. Hickey
9:00 – 9:30 The challenges of forecasting and managing toxic Pseudo-nitzschia
blooms on the U.S. west coast
Vera L. Trainer
9:30 – 10:00 Field studies of toxic phytoplankton in central California: 1999-2000
Mary Silver, Susan Coale, Shonna Dovel, Kathi Lefebvre, Greg
Doucette, Ron Tjeerdema, and Rikk Kvitek
10:00 – 10:20 BREAK
10:20 – 10:50 Approaches to the detection of domoic acid in marine food webs
Gregory J. Doucette
10:50 – 11:20 Trace metals and Pseudo-nitzschia blooms: a possible role for the toxin
domoic acid
Eden Rue, Maria Maldonado, Ken Bruland and Mark Wells
11:20 – 11:50 Summary
Rita A. Horner
11:50 – 12:15 Discussion session (if time allows)
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