| Event name: | US-99-004 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 33.4 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: | Yes (Almost annual between Pinellas and Lee Counties. See ICES report for 1998, almost annual.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | STEIDINGER, Karen A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 26.646667, Longitude: -82.219167 | |
| General location information: |
Pine Island Sound., Gulf of Mexico, Florida. HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Additional location information: | Precise Location: 26.6473 N - 82.2200 W. From 27.5337 ºN 82.7455 ºW to 26.3057ºN 82.2322 W. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1999-01-08 End: 1999-05-11 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Event began 1998-11-11 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium breve
(3,630,000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| 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: 26 °C, Min: 18 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 36, Min: 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | Advected from shelf to estuaries. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Throughout water column inshore. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Not known, closed shellfish beds. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Closed shellfish harvesting areas in Charlotte and Lee Counties. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Associated syndrom: Respiratory irritation and fish kills. | |||||||||||
