Event name: | US-04-007 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Shellfish , Aquatic Mammals , Humans | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 31.8-67.2MU/100g) | |
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 | |
Individuals to contact: | TRUBY, Earnest W. , HEIL, Cynthia A. |
Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
General location information: |
Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Florida HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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Additional location information: | 26.40170 to 28.05828ºN - -82.25750 to -82.97810ºW | |
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2004-01-06, End: 2004-02-27 | |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(2,010,000 cells/L)
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Karenia papilionacea
(176,000 cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 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: 20 °C, Min: 13 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 36, Min: 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional Environmental information: | Wind velocity: 15-20 mph. |
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Economic losses: | Closed shellfish beds, no estimate of loss | |||||||||||
Management decision: | followed Biotoxin Control Plan-closed shellfish harvesting areas affected; openes when <20 Mu | |||||||||||
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