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Living on Haldimand Tract Treaty lands of the Six Nations of the 
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Our primary research vessel for the , the CCGS Limnos, left this afternoon for an 8 day research and monitoring mission to support the Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative field year for . This spring cruise is in collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada , and we are collecting chemical, biological, and contaminants samples for many partners, including , , and others.
Weekend Factoid
When most people think about algal blooms, they envision bright green water. However, blooms can also be dark red, invoking the colour of blood. A number of groups can generate red pigment blooms including flagellates like red-tide species Karenia brevis and Heterosigma akashiwo, Alexandrium spp. (Shellfish poisoning), the green algae Botryococcus braunii turning the Sea of Galilee red, and even a ciliate (not even an alga) Mesodinium rubrum.
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