| Event name: | US-02-009 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities , Other ( Human respiratory) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 0-74.8 MU.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | NSP , Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (State of Florida Redtide Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (last occurred in 1999) | |
| Individuals to contact: | STEIDINGER, Karen A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 27.338056, Longitude: -80.232778 | |
| General location information: |
Florida east coast., Florida. HAB Area code(s): US-15 |
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| Additional location information: | SE USA. 27.3381 to 28.3753 ºN; 80.2328 to 80.6066 ºW. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-11-04, End: 2002-12-30 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(12,400,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Foley, A., Stacy, B. A., Schueller, P., Flewelling, L. J., Schroeder, B., Minch, K., Fauquier, D. A., Foote, J. J., Manire, C., Atwood, K. E., Granholm, A. A., Landsberg, J. H., 2019. Assessing Karenia brevis red tide as a mortality factor of sea turtles in Florida. Dis. Aquat. Org. 132, 109–124. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 27 °C, Min: 16 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 38, Min: 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Closed shelfish beds-no estimate of loss. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | followed Biotoxin Control Plan-closed shellfish harvesting area affected; opened when <20 MU | |||||||||||
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