| Event name: | US-95-017 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Bloom has been on-going since 1991 but the intensity and geographic coverage varies seasonally.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | STEIDINGER, Karen A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Florida Bay., Florida. HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1995-01-01, End: 1996-01-31 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Synechococcus elongatus
(10,000,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | Levels up to > 30 µg/L Chlª. µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Can co-occur with small (<10µm) centric diatoms and other cyanobacteria. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 32 °C, Min: 16 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 39, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | In situ growth within sub-basins of bay. High residency time within sub-basins, but sub-basins flushed by rain and storm events through narrow channels. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Shallow subtropical lagoon with salinities from essentially freshwater to marine (up to 39 o/oo). In previous years, the bay has been hypersaline. Resuspension events from winds and tidal action common. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Restoration of the bay is the long term goal of an interangency plan, part of the restoration involves freshwater delivery. | ||||||
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