| Event name: | US-95-016 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | NSP , Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Sept 1994 into 1995; Sept 1992-Jan 1993; Jan-Feb 1991; Feb-Mar, Oct-Nov 1990; March-May 1989; Oct-Dec 1988; Jan/Feb, May-July, Sept/Oct, 1987; Sept-Dec 1986, Sept-Dec 1985, Jan-Mach, May-Aug, 1984, Jan/Feb, Oct-Dec 1983; Jan-April, July-Oct, 1982; Sept/Oct, 1981; Jan/Feb, June-Nov, 1980; and before.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | STEIDINGER, Karen A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Monroe County and Palm Beach County., Florida. HAB Area code(s): US-15 US-16 |
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| Additional location information: | Bay to Monroe County (1995) Area 16, Monroe to Palm Beach County (1995) Area 15. Started 1994-09-16 | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 1996-04-10 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | September 16, and on-going (as of 10/4/96) in Florida west coast waters. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium breve
(10,000,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Inshore and coastal surface water samples up to 12 miles offshore had cell concentrations ranging from negative to 10,000,000 cells/L | |
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | Advected population from offshore waters between Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor. In January-February, G. breve bloom in southwest Florida offshore shelf waters entrained and transported south, as in 1994. Brevetoxins detected in seawater on the Atlantic s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Occurred in nearshore and shelf waters with wide salinity and temperature ranges, > 10 o/oo and 15 C differential. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Shellfish harvest bans dueo to Gymnodinium breve red tide - lower Tampa Bay, 4/24/95 to 1/21/96; Boca Ciega, 4/24/95 to 10/21/95; New Pass, 4/20/95 to 1/20/96; Lemon Bay, 4/12/94 to 11/8/95 to 1/20/96; Gasparilla Sound, 4/13/95 to 6/9/95, 8/22/95 to 10/15 | ||||||
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