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General Information

Event name: US-08-014
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (As I understand it there have been localized N. scintillans events throughout the past all along the Texas coast. I do not have specifics on past events.)
Individuals to contact: Byrd, Meridith

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 27.806389, Longitude: -97.056667
General location information: Port Aransas, TX,
HAB Area code(s): US-18
Additional location information: Area south to Padre Island Natl Seashore Region
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: No reported impacts. No active monitoring was done. End date of bloom was not determined.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Noctiluca scintillans ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
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