| Event name: | US-92-014 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Similar occurrences in previous years.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | TESTER, Patricia | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Neuse and Pamlico River/Estuary & Core Sound., North Carolina. HAB Area code(s): US-11 |
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| Additional location information: | Neuse and Pamlico River/Estuary & Core Sound, Coastal waters off Willmington, NC. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Throughout late summer and winter (in Core Sound). | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pfiesteria piscicida
( cells/L)
Previously reported as Pfiesteria, however, Karlodinium spp. is now believed to be the causative organism |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Probably "in situ". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Estuarine & near coastal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | None. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Small fish kills/shellfish kills (localized) | ||||||
