A massive fish kill and water discoloration were reported off the western coast of Puerto
Princesa, Palawan, Philippines in March 2005. Phytoplankton analysis revealed a near
monospecific bloom of the dinoflagellate, Cochlodinium polykrikoides, with cell
concentrations ranging from 2.5× 105 to 3.2× 106cells per liter. Ground truth data were
supplemented by processed satellite images from MODIS Aqua Level 2 data (1km
resolution) from January to April 2005, which revealed high surface chlorophyll-a levels (up …