| Event name: | US-08-002 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life , Natural Fish , Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 0-52.8 MU/100 g) | |
| 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 (This was the end of the seventh event on the east coast. The last one was in 2002.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | TRUBY, Earnest W. , HEIL, Cynthia A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 27.821667, Longitude: -80.281944 | |
| General location information: |
Florida East Coast, Atlantic Ocean HAB Area code(s): US-15 |
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| Additional location information: | ||
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 2008-01-09 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 2008-01-09 | |
| Additional date-related information: | 2007-09-25 event/quarantine start | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(130600 cells/L)
Taxonomical Class: Dinophyceae |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Karenia umbella de Salas et al. 2004
(7000 cells/L)
Taxonomical Class: Dinophyceae |
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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: 18 °C, Min: 17 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 34, Min: 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Closed shellfish beds, no estimate of loss. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | followed Biotoxin Control Plan - closed shellfish harvesting areas affected; opened when <20 MU | |||||||||||
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