Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-88-004

General Information

Event name:	US-88-004
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:	Yes (Major blooms in 1985-1986 (initial blooms))
Individuals to contact:	COSPER, E. , NUZZI, Robert

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Great South Bay, long Island, N.Y., Peconic Bay System, long Island, N.Y., HAB Area code(s): US-01
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Additional date-related information:	Isolated blooms peaked in Mid-June, then dwindled to undetected levels of causative sp. by end of summer.

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Aureococcus anophagefferens ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	Maximum cell number in Great South Bay <500,000 ml (-1) Cell numbers in Peconic system ranged to 1000,000 ml (-1)
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: 28 °C, Min: 26 °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Max: 30, Min: 25

Bloom location in the water column:

Growth:

In situ

Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin

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Toxin details

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Economic losses:

Management decision:

Suffolk County monitoring program carried out.

Additional harmful effect information:

Growth suppression in Mercenaria mercenaria reported