General Information

Event name: US-05-014
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: RABALAIS, Nancy

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: W of mouth of the Atchafalaya River, Gulf of Mexico
HAB Area code(s): US-17
Additional location information: Cross-shelf research transect begins at 29.2733 N/91.6167 W and ends at 28.6917/91.6167 W.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: The data below represent cell concentrations of HAB species at or above 10^5 cells/liter (with the exception of Dinophysis and Proocentrum which are reported at or above 10^3, and Alexandrium monilatum and Karenia brevis which are reported when they are detected at any concentration) encountered in routine sampling for the period Jan.-Dec. 2005, and were not associated with a particular bloom event. Cell concentrations were averaged over three stations in the transect to generate an average concentration for a single sample date.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Prorocentrum gracile (5.2x10^3 cells/L)
4/19/2005
Prorocentrum sp. (3.5x10^3 cells/L)
4/19/2005
Prorocentrum minimum (1.9x10^5 cells/L)
6/2/2005
Euglena spp. (2.0x10^6 cells/L)
6/2/2005
Heterocapsa rotundata (3.7x10^4 cells/L)
6/2/2005
Prorocentrum minimum (6.9x10^4 cells/L)
8/16/2005
Alexandrium monilatum (detected cells/L)
8/16/2005
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: Other species included compressu (2.3x10^4 on 4/19/2005)
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
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Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Additional harmful effect information:
IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
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