Name: Red tide counts provided by Caimee Schoenbaechler (CS) and Cammie Hyatt (CH)
For more information Tracy Villareal
Subject: Red Tide counts
Date: October 5, 2006
Counts are provided as as courtesy by investigators at the UT Marine Science Institute. Decisions about going to the beach, fishing or other recreational activities are up to the individual. Public health concerns about red tide aerosols or shellfish closures are addressed by TPWD or TDHHS.
Date Location Tide Karenia cells per ml Salinity ppt Temp. C Collector Notes
9/29/06 2:00 PM MSI Pier Outgoing 154     CH  
9/30/06 3:00 PM MSI Pier Outgoing 70     CH  
10/2/06 8:45 AM MSI Pier Incoming 1 37 27.5 CH  
10/2/06 1:10 PM MSI Pier Outgoing 7 37 28 CH  
10/2/06 2:30 PM MSI Pier Slack 8     CS  
10/3/06 8:10 AM MSI Pier Incoming 197 38 27 CH  
10/3/06 1:10 PM MSI Pier Incoming 167 37 28 CH  
10/3/06 4:10 PM MSI Pier Slow Outgoing 162     BG  
10/4/06 8:05 AM MSI Pier Incoming 744     CH  
10/4/06 10:00 AM MSI Pier Incoming 723     CS  
10/4/06 2:20 PM MSI Pier Incoming 1001     CH  
10/4/06 3:15 PM MSI Pier Slack 609     CS  
10/5/06 8:20 AM MSI Pier Slack 1242 37 28 CH Severe respiratory irritation
10/5/06 9:00 AM MSI Pier Slack 1179     CS Severe respiratory irritation
10/5/06 1:15 PM MSI Pier Incoming 2224 37 29 CH  
10/6/06 9:00 AM MSI Pier Outgoing 1453     CS Dead Spadefish & Catfish, Moderate irritation, 4 K.mikimotoi cells/ml, and 1 Tricho/ml
10/9/06 9:40 AM MSI Pier Outgoing 203 36 27 CH  
10/10/06 9:00 AM MSI Pier Outgoing 20     CS  
10/10/06 3:00 PM MSI Pier Slack - barely incoming 175     CS 2 K.mikimotoi, 1 Tricho
10/11/06 9:00 AM MSI Pier Outgoing 20        
10/11/06 3:00 PM MSI Pier Outgoing 720     CS 4 K.mikimotoi, 1 Tricho
10/12/06 9:00 AM MSI Pier Slack 66     CS  
10/12/06 3:00 PM MSI Pier Outgoing 241 34 27 CS 2 K. mikimotoi
10/13/06 9:00 AM MSI Pier Slack 114 35 26 CS 3 Tricho
10/13/06 3:00 PM MSI Pier Outgoing 371 34 26 CS 1 Trichome bundle ~10 trichomes
10/16/06 9:00 AM MSI Pier Slack 0 30 27 CS  
10/17/06 10:05 AM MSI Pier Slack 41        
10/18/06 9:00 AM MSI Pier Slack 39        
10/18/06 2:00 PM MSI Pier   46        
10/19/06 9:00 AM MSI Pier   0        
10/19/06 2:15 PM MSI Pier Slack 0   27 CS  
10/20/06 12:30 PM MSI Pier gentle ebb 0 28 23.5 TV Asterionellopsis