| Event name: | US-24-005 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Toxicity range via ELISA for Crassostrea virginica via ELISA was <0.1 ppm to 0.7 ppm) | |
| Associated syndrome: | NSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute /Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annually) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HUBBARD, Katherine , ZAHARA, Meredith | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Gulf Coast - West Florida, HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Additional location information: | West Florida coast - Citrus to Monroe counties Below date represent shellfish toxin testing for presence of NSP toxins. No final date due to on-going bloom. Bloom start date 9/19/24 using 5,000+ cells/L. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2024-11-13 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(11,948,368 (12/18/24) cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 31.79 °C, Min: 13.65 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 40, Min: 22.97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: Yes | Type of kit used: MARBIONIC | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Areas still closed at end of 2024 | |||||||||||
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