Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-96-017

General Information

Event name:	US-96-017
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
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 (Brown Tide: Bloom started in December 1989 and has been present continuously in Baffin Bay and Laguna Madre to the present time.)
Individuals to contact:	STOCKWELL, Dean A.

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Upper Laguna Madre, Baffin Bay and lower Lagu, Texas. HAB Area code(s): US-18
Additional location information:	Brown Tide: Upper Laguna Madre, Baffin Bay and lower Laguna Madre. Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron Counties.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	Brown Tide: persistent throughout the entire year.

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Aureoumbra lagunensis (4,000,000, cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: °C, Min: °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Bloom location in the water column:

Growth:

In situ

Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Brown Tide: Confined to Baffin Bay and Laguna Madre. Environmental conditions same as last year.

Species containing the toxin

Toxin type

Toxin details

Max. concentration

Assay type

Kit used: No

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

Economic losses:

Management decision:

Brown Tide: same as last year.

Additional harmful effect information:

water discoloration continues, same as last year.