Algal situation reports

Reports from SMHIs offshore sampling programme, which describe the algal situation in marine waters surrounding Sweden.

Algae report number 4, 2023

At Å17 in open Skagerrak, the phytoplankton diversity was high with the potentially fish toxic genus Pseudochattonella*, the diatom Guinardia delicatula and cryptomonadales as the most numerous organisms. At Släggö, the diversity was very low and cryptomonadales and ciliates was found with the …

 
Type: Report
Author: Ann-Turi Skjevik, Maria Karlberg
Published: Apr, 2023
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Algae report number 3, 2023

In the Skagerrak, the diversity of phytoplankton was low, especially at the outermost station, Å17. In the Kattegat however, the number of species and the total cell numbers were higher than in the Skagerrak area. Among the diatoms, Guinardia delicatula was the most numerous species, while …

 
Type: Report
Author: Ann-Turi Skjevik, Maria Karlberg
Published: Mar, 2023
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Algae report number 2, 2023

Spring bloom was primarily ongoing in the Kattegat, with high abundances of the diatoms Skeletonema marinoi and Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii. The chlorophyll peaks at Fladen and Anholt (Kattegat) were also dominated by Skeletonema marinoi. All stations had similar species composition, although the …

 
Type: Report
Author: Anders Torstenssson, Marie Johansen
Published: Mar, 2023
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Algae report number 1, 2023

The species diversity was high in the Kattegat although the total cell numbers were low. In the Skagerrak the diversity was lower. Everything is well adjusted for spring bloom to occur which usually begins in the southern Kattegat moving northwards. It will probably be the same scenario this year …

 
Type: Report
Author: Maria Karlberg, Ann-Turi Skjevik
Published: Jan, 2023
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Algae report number 11, 2022

The phytoplankton diversity and the total cell numbers were relatively high at most stations along the Swedish west coast. The only exception was Å17 where total cell numbers were low. Diatoms dominated overall in cell numbers and Pseudosolenia calcar-avis was common in the Kattegat. The …

 
Type: Report
Author: Marie Johansen, Maria Karlberg
Published: Dec, 2022
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Algae report number 10, 2022

The phytoplankton diversity was very low. The number of species at Släggö was somewhat enhanced compared to the other Skagerrak and Kattegat stations, but the total cell numbers were low in the entire area. At Släggö, moderate cell numbers of the silicate flagellate Octactis speculum and its naked …

 
Type: Report
Author: Ann-Turi Skjevik
Published: Nov, 2022
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Algae report number 9, 2022

The phytoplankton diversity was high at all stations along the Swedish west coast. Diatoms dominated in cell numbers and Pseudosolenia calcar-avis was common. In Skagerrak the potentially toxic dinoflagellate Dinophysis acuta* was common. The coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi was found in high cell …

 
Type: Report
Author: Marie Johansen, Maria Karlberg
Published: Oct, 2022
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Algae report number 8, 2022

The phytoplankton diversity and total cell counts were low in the Kattegat and Skagerrak areas, except at Släggö where the diversity was a bit higher. The toxic species Dinophysis acuta* was found in relatively high cell numbers at Släggö. The diatom Proboscia alata was common at all stations along …

 
Type: Report
Author: Marie Johansen, Maria Karlberg
Published: Sep, 2022
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Algae report number 7, 2022

The analyses were made onboard the ship R/V Svea during the cruise. Water from integrated samples or discrete depths were filtrated down to filters with 5μm pore size. The method is more suitable for identifying larger and more robust cells whereas smaller cells or fragile cells are …

 
Type: Report
Author: Marie Johansen
Published: Jul, 2022
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Algae report number 6, 2022

The phytoplankton diversity was high whilst the total cell counts were low in the Kattegat and Skagerrak areas, except at Å17 where the diversity was low as well as the cell numbers. The coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi was numerous and Dactyliosolen fragilissimus was the most abundant diatom …

 
Type: Report
Author: Ann-Turi Skjevik
Published: Jun, 2022
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