| Event name: | US-02-010 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 23.1-113.6 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 | |
| Individuals to contact: | STEIDINGER, Karen A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 29.093056, Longitude: -83.135556 | |
| General location information: |
Florida Gulf Coast, Florida, Gulf of Mexico. HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Additional location information: | Sustained bloom in southwest FL from January 4, 2002 to Feb. 13 2003. More short lived bloom in the Panhandle region in Sept 2002. | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(2,920,000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Karenia mikimotoi
(40,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 5.9-22.8 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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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | closed shellfish beds-no estimate of loss | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | followed Biotoxin Control Plan-closed shellfish harvesting area affected; opened when <20 MU | |||||||||||
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