Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-06-013

General Information

Event name:	US-06-013
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Other ( Shellfish mortality)
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
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 (2002, 2004, 2005)
Individuals to contact:	NUZZI, Robert

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Peconic Estuary, Northeast HAB Area code(s): US-08
Additional location information:	Possible initiation in western tributaries, with patchy spread throughout the estuary to approximately Shelter Island - about twenty miles. Possible secondary initiation in eastern tributaries.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	Late August - Late September

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Cochlodinium polykrikoides (>1.0x10^7 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	>100 µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	Nuzzi, R., 2004. Cochlodinium polykrikoides in the Peconic Estuary. Harmful Algae News, 27:10-11.