Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-07-004

General Information

Event name:	US-07-004
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:	Natural Fish , Aquatic Mammals
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:	NSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (State of FL Redtide Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes
Individuals to contact:	TRUBY, Earnest W.

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Southwest Florida, Gulf of Mexico HAB Area code(s): US-16
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	Start 9/24/07, End 12/28/07

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Karenia brevis (14059000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:	Karenia mikimotoi (181000 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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.

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: 29 °C, Min: 24 °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Max: 39, Min: 33

Bloom location in the water column:

Whole column

Growth:

Advected

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Species containing the toxin

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Additional information:

ELISA data for manatees is available.

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Updated at 08:00 on 2 Nov 2020