| Event name: | US-03-010 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities , Other ( human respiratory irritation) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 20.5-46.3 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 (State of Florida Redtide Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (In the last ten years, it has occurred in 8 years.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | TRUBY, Earnest W. , HEIL, Cynthia A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 28.304167, Longitude: -82.838889 | |
| General location information: |
Northwest Florida., Florida, Gulf of Mexico. HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Additional location information: | From : 28.3046 to 30.1822° N ; 82.8389 to 85.8178° W. Bloom not continuous. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2003-09-14, | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Final date: continues into 2004. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(883,000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Karenia papilionacea
(88,300 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: 30 °C, Min: 10 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 33, Min: 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional Environmental information: | Classically the redtide starts off central Florida. Wind velocity: 8 mph. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Closed shellfish beds-no estimate. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Followed Biotoxin Control Plan-closed shellfish harvesting areas affected; opened when <20 MU. | |||||||||||
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