| Event name: | US-99-002 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | NSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Event driven.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1980. Yes, blooms transported up FL east coast by Gulf Stream.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | STEIDINGER, Karen A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 30.381389, Longitude: -81.408889 | |
| General location information: |
Atlantic Beach, Florida., Florida, SE USA. HAB Area code(s): US-15 |
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| Additional location information: | NE Florida, Duval to Volusia Counties. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1999-10-05 Start: 1999-09-22, End: 1999-10-21 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium breve
(1,870,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | ||
| Event-related bibliography: | Foley, A., Stacy, B. A., Schueller, P., Flewelling, L. J., Schroeder, B., Minch, K., Fauquier, D. A., Foote, J. J., Manire, C., Atwood, K. E., Granholm, A. A., Landsberg, J. H., 2019. Assessing Karenia brevis red tide as a mortality factor of sea turtles in Florida. Dis. Aquat. Org. 132, 109–124. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 27 °C, Min: 21 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 36, Min: 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional Environmental information: | Throughout water column, surface samples counted. Temp: 70 ºF =21.1 ºC. Wind velocity: Calm. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Not known. | ||||||
| Management decision: | Monitor coastal waters for G. Breve to forecast respiratory irritation & text closest shellfish beds for toxins. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Associated syndrom: Respiratory irritation, fish kills. | ||||||
