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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Friday, September 30, 2016 Warm Paciic Ocean ‘blob’ facilitated vast toxic algae bloom SEATTLE — A new study inds that unusually warm Paciic Ocean temperatures helped cause a massive bloom of toxic algae last year that closed lucrative isheries from California to British Columbia and disrupted marine life from seabirds to sea lions. Scientists linked the large patch of warm ocean water, nicknamed the “blob,” to the vast ribbon of toxic algae that lourished in 2015 and produced record-breaking levels of a neurotoxin that is harmful to people, ish and marine life. The outbreak of the toxin domoic acid, the largest ever recorded on the West Coast, closed razor clam seasons in Washington and Oregon and delayed lucrative Dungeness crab isheries along the coast. High levels were also detected in many stranded marine mammals. “We’re not surprised now having looked at the data, but our study is the irst to demonstrate that linkage,” said Ryan McCabe, lead author and a research scientist NOAA Fisheries via AP, File In this undated ile photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, NOAA re- searchers pour a sample of sea water containing a brownish toxic algae into a jar aboard a research vessel off the Washington Coast. at the University of Washington’s Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean. “It’s the irst question that everyone was asking.” McCabe and his co-authors explain how the toxic algae bloom thrived in their study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. BRIEFLY Ammon Bundy’s lawyers seek to stop trial Associated Press of what happened at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and Waco, Texas, were a reason he wanted to help. When the occupation was inally over, two FBI nego- tiators cried uncontrollably, “just so thankful to God no one was hurt,” Graham testiied. Banta, 47, followed Graham to the witness stand, testifying for two hours. Banta said his initial reason for traveling from Nevada to Oregon was to help out at Hammond’s ranch because it was short-staffed. He testiied that he did nothing wrong, and it didn’t appear law enforcement was overly concerned with an occupation that had been underway for three weeks when he arrived. “I igured if it was illegal, they would have nipped it in the bud,” Banta said. Banta said he asked that Graham serve as a negoti- ator because he had seen him on Facebook, traveling to different states and praying. “I thought that’s what our country needs,” Banta testi- ied. “I igured if it was illegal, they would have nipped it in the bud.” PORTLAND — Ammon Bundy’s federal conspiracy trial resumed Thursday despite a motion from his lawyers seeking a postpone- ment until a court rules on their appeals. Among other things, attorneys Marcus Mumford and J. Morgan Philpot have taken issue with U.S. District Court Judge Anna Brown’s order that the ownership of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is not on trial, and her notice to jurors that the federal government owns the refuge that Bundy and his followers occupied for 41 days last winter. Philpot, in a separate court document, reiterated a longstanding argument that Bundy’s pretrial detention has hindered his defense. He also lodged complaints about the government’s treatment of his client during the trial, saying U.S. marshals have not allowed Bundy to confer with attorneys during breaks and that Bundy has been denied the use of “normal” — Jeff Banta, On the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge pens, paper and amounts of paper. Philpot said his client is also not getting enough food. “Since the beginning of trial Mr. Bundy has regu- larly been deprived of meals and adequate sustenance, resulting in physical and mental fatigue beyond what is normal or allowable under basic principles of fairness and decency,” he wrote. Bundy and six co-defen- dants have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to impede federal employees from doing their jobs at the refuge during the standoff. The occupation followed a rally protesting the imprisonment of Dwight and Steven Hammond, two Oregon ranchers convicted of arson. It grew into a wider call for the government to relinquish control of the refuge and other Western lands. As the appeals await rulings by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the trial continued with testimony from The Rev. Franklin Graham, who helped negotiate the surrender of the inal four occupiers on Feb. 11, two of whom are on trial. The FBI initially called Graham at the suggestion of Jeff Banta, who is on trial. Graham had daily phone calls with the holdouts before lying his own plane to Oregon from North Caro- lina. Graham testiied he relied upon God as he tried to encourage a peaceful reso- lution. He said memories Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Kathi Lefebvre, a co-author and marine biologist at NOAA’s North- west Fisheries Science Center, said the bloom resulted in the highest levels of domoic acid contamina- tion in the food web ever recorded for many species. Domoic acid accumulates in anchovies, sardines and other small ish as well as shellish that eat the algae. Marine mammals and ish- eating birds in turn can get sick from eating the contaminated ish. In people, it can trigger amnesic shellish poisoning, which can cause permanent loss of short-term memory in severe cases. Sea lions in California commonly experienced seizures, a common sign of domoic acid poisoning, during harmful algae blooms along that state’s coast. But 2015 was the irst year that such harmful effects were documented as far north as Washington state, scientists said. “This is an eye-opener for what the future may hold as ocean condi- tions continue to warm globally,” Lefebvre said. Seasonal algae blooms are common each year along the West Coast, but most are not toxic. The scientists found that the algae bloom was dominated by a single species called “Pseudo-nitzschia australis” that is highly toxic. The algae survived and took advantage of warm, nutrient-poor conditions set up by the patch of water that was warmer at the surface than normal. Coastal upwelling last spring — a seasonal event that brings nutri- ent-rich, cooler waters up from the deep ocean — provided nutrients for the algae to bloom into a large population fairly quickly at sea. Finally, a series of spring storms delivered the bloom to the coast. “While temperature isn’t everything, it’s serving as a decent proxy,” said McCabe. “We think there’s a linkage between toxic events along our coast and climate variability indices.” The blob was a one-time event that was not due to global warming, “but we are looking at this event as a potential window into the future as what conditions could look like,” By PHUONG LE Associated Press 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s high warm front stationary front low National Summary: A storm will persist and continue to cause areas of rain today from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and southern New England coasts. 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