| Event name: | US-00-015 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life , Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Regular occurrence in this area since 1995.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | OLSEN, Paul | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Barnegat Bay - Little Egg Harbor., New Jersey. HAB Area code(s): US-09 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 2000-06-28 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Detection date: May 2000. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Aureococcus anophagefferens
(2 x (10)9 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Continued surveillance; research ongoing. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Growth disruption in cultured juvenile hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria). | ||||||
