Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-88-002

General Information

Event name:	US-88-002
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
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:	No
Individuals to contact:	HURST, John W.

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Maquoit Bay, Brunswick, Maine HAB Area code(s): US-01
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Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	September 1988

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Gymnodinium nagasakiense ( cells/L) Concentrations: 1800000 cells/liter in sample from 1 liter original examined by epifluorescence by the Bigelow Laboratories. Total cell counts for the sample were not unusually high for that time of year; unlikely to cause anoxia
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: 14.5 °C, Min: 14 °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Bloom location in the water column:

Growth:

Advected

Growth Comments

Probably advected population

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin

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Economic losses:

Management decision:

Closure of area to the harvesting of all shellfish.

Additional harmful effect information:

Mortalities of marine invertebrates: shellfish and marine worms. Coloration of water - brown