| Event name: | US-06-003 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life , Natural Fish , Shellfish , Aquatic Mammals , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 18.65-166.21 MU/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 (Almost annually between Pinellas and Lee Counties) | |
| Individuals to contact: | TRUBY, Earnest W. , HEIL, Cynthia A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Southwest Florida, Gulf of Mexico HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Additional location information: | ||
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2006-06-15, End: 2006-12-26 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Bloom continued into 2007. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(125000000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Karenia papilionacea
(133000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 0.41-9.56 µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | We have data for > 3 micron size fraction chlorophyll a. | |
| 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: 32 °C, Min: 17 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 38, Min: 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | Multiple species (fish, manatees, birds, turtles) ELISA data available. | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Closed shellfish harvesting areas, no estimate of loss. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Followed Biotoxin Control Plan-closed shellfish harvesting areas affected; opened when < 20 MU | |||||||||||
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