| Event name: | US-02-011 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities , Other ( human respiratory irritation) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Aquatic Mammals , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 23.1-113.6 MU) | |
| Associated syndrome: | NSP , Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Manatee intoxications probably thru epifauna on leaves of seagrasses | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (State of Florida Redtide Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (almost annual between Pinellas and Lee Counties.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | STEIDINGER, Karen A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 24.691667, Longitude: -80.232778 | |
| General location information: |
Southwest Florida., Florida, Gulf of Mexico. HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Additional location information: | 24.6917 to 28.3753 ºN; 80.23280 to 83.42640 ºW. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-01-04, End: 2003-02-13 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Started in 2001 and continued into 2003 in this area with several Karenia species co-occuring. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(2,920,000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Karenia mikimotoi
(40,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 5.9 - 22.8 µg/L Chlª. µg/l | |
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| 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: 35 °C, Min: 12 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 39, Min: 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | closed shellfish beds-no extimate of loss | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | followed Biotoxin Control Plen-closed shellfish harvesting areas affected; opened when <20 MU | |||||||||||
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