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General Information

Event name: US-06-013
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Other ( Shellfish mortality)
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
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: Yes (2002, 2004, 2005)
Individuals to contact: NUZZI, Robert

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Peconic Estuary, Northeast
HAB Area code(s): US-08
Additional location information: Possible initiation in western tributaries, with patchy spread throughout the estuary to approximately Shelter Island - about twenty miles. Possible secondary initiation in eastern tributaries.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Late August - Late September

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Cochlodinium polykrikoides (>1.0x10^7 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: >100 µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Nuzzi, R., 2004. Cochlodinium polykrikoides in the Peconic Estuary. Harmful Algae News, 27:10-11.

Environmental Conditions

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Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 25 °C, Min: 20 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 30, Min: 22
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
In situ
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Toxin Assay Information

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