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style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma; COLOR: #000000"><STRONG>Identification of harmful
phytoplankton: </STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma; COLOR: #000000"><STRONG>An introductory course with
relevance to the shellfish industry</STRONG><BR><BR>Training Course to be held
at The Scottish Marine Institute, Scotland, UK, 20th -21st January 2011
<BR><BR>Background phytoplankton biology<BR>Links between phytoplankton in the
water and accumulation of toxins in shellfish<BR>Current progress with
forecasting phytoplankton blooms<BR>Water sampling and preparing material
for microscopic examination<BR>Identification of the key groups most likely to
cause problems</SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma; COLOR: #000000">
<DIV dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" align=left><BR>It will be ideally suited
to shellfish producers wishing to understand the problems which can be caused by
toxic algae; to undergraduate or post-graduate marine science and ecology
students wishing to gain experience in this topic; those interested in the links
between the marine environment and food production in Scottish waters.<BR>
<P>The course will be taught at the Scottish Marine Institute, Dunstaffnage,
Oban, PA37 1QA UK, beginning with lunch and registration at 12:30 on
Thursday 20th January and will finish at 16:30 on Friday 21st January.</P>
<P>The course fee is 250 GBP excluding VAT and covers lectures, hands-on
microscope tuition, course notes and identification guides and lunch on both
days. Delegates are responsible for arranging their own overnight accommodation
if needed.</P>
<P>For more information and to register go to:</P>
<P><A
href="http://www.sams.ac.uk/education/cpd/education/cpd/identification-of-harmful-phytoplankton">http://www.sams.ac.uk/education/cpd/education/cpd/identification-of-harmful-phytoplankton</A><BR></P>
<P>Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa<BR>SAMS Research Services
Ltd.<BR>Scottish Association for Marine Science<BR>Scottish Marine
Institute<BR>Dunbeg, Argyll, PA37 1QA, UK<BR>Web page:
www.sams.ac.uk/<BR>Catalogue web page: <A
href="http://www.ccap.ac.uk/">http://www.ccap.ac.uk</A><BR><BR>Tel:(44) 1631
559000<BR>Direct dial: (44) 1631 559386<BR>Fax: (44) 1631
559001<BR><BR></P></DIV></SPAN></BODY></HTML>