| Event name: | US-96-005 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Birds , Aquatic Mammals , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 3,060 µg/100 g (84 MU) Brevetoxin.) | |
| 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: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | MONCREIFF, Cynthia A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties., Mississippi. HAB Area code(s): US-17 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1996-10-26, End: 1996-12-11 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium breve
(630,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Inshore waters in the immediate vicinity of routinely harvested oyster reefs had cell concentrations ranging from zero to greater than 630,000 cells/L; water samples from the vicinity of the barrier islands had cell counts ranging from negative to in exce | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 27 °C, Min: 12 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 30, Min: 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | Advected population from Gulf of Mexico waters in vicinity of Mississippi's barrier islands and the Chandeleur Island chain in eastern Louisiana. Some in situ growth may have occurred in Middle Bay (east Jackson County) and in the vicinity of Cat Island ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Occurred in vicinity of barrier islands and in nearshore waters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | Presence of brevetoxin confirmed in 6 specimens of lesser scaup sent in for necropsy. | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Shellfish harves bans due to Gymnodinium breve red tide in Middle Bay and Mississippi Sound (Area 8) of Jackson County from 2 November 1996 to 25 February 1997; western Mississippi Sound in Hancock County (Area 2) closed from 7 November 1996 to 26 Februar | ||||||
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