| Event name: | US-20-010 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (StateHhealth Services, TAMU Cytobot) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | WILES, Kirk | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Matagorda and Espitu Santo Bay, Texas HAB Area code(s): US-18 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2020-02-26, End: 2020-04-01 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
(50 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 25 °C, Min: 16 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 29.5, Min: 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Production loss was limited due to resource closures. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Closed shellfish harvest | |||||||||||
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