| Event name: | US-99-012 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Direct. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (NMFS 1997-1999.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Possibly mid 1980's, confirmed 1995, 1997.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MAHONEY, John | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
New York Bight Region., Central New Jersey. HAB Area code(s): US-09 |
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| Additional location information: | Barnegat Bay, southern half. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1999-05-04 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | ||
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Aureococcus anophagefferens
(2-3 x (10) cells/L)
Many samples being recounted currently due to procedure problem |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Not available at this time. | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Mahoney et al, 1999 Proc. 6th Canadian workshop on Harmful Marine Algae. | |
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| Nutrient information: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 29 °C, Min: 13 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 32, Min: 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
Advected
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Developed in locale, widespread later. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Bay relatively shallow: average 2 m in southern half. Location in water column not determined but probably throughout. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Economic losses: | Unknown largely, 2 moth delay in clam growth to marketing size. | ||||||
| Management decision: | NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection researcher expresses intent to study problem. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Associated syndrom: Approximately 2 month inhibition of cultured juvenile hard clams growth. Effects on natural biota major information gap. | ||||||
