| Event name: | US-96-006 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | BYRD, Lewis A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Coastal Alabama., Alabama. HAB Area code(s): US-17 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1996-10-23, End: 1996-12-06 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium breve
( 400,000 cells/L)
Inshore and bay water samples. |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | Advected population from West Florida waters (Perido Bay area). The population moved westward along Alabama coastal waters and was carried into Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound waters due to unusual wind and current conditions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Occurred in near shore beach areas of Gulf Shores and Fort Morgan with salinity ranging from 24 ppt to 27 ppt and temperature ranging 20 ºC to 25 ºC and Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound areas with salinity ranging 7 ppt to 27 ppt (High salinity was record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Shellfish harvest closure 10 November to 6 December due to Gymnodinium breve red tide in Alabama coastal waters. Public Health notice issued 29 October for Gulf Shores Area. | |||||||||||
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