Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-88-005

General Information

Event name:	US-88-005
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 (1985, 1986)
Individuals to contact:	STRONG, Craig E.

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	W. Sayville, New York. Great So. Bay, Long Island., HAB Area code(s): US-08
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 1988-05-26, End: 1988-08-18
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Aureococcus anophagefferens ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Growth Comments

Bloom occurred Baywide from Fire Island Inlet, East. At times, concentrated regions could be seen. Tidal movement (net) is East.

Additional Environmental information:

Estuarine, avg. depth -5 ft.; numerous shoals; bottom composition variable (sand, shell, stone, and mixtures thereof).

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Management decision:

raw water upwelling systems moved to L.I. Sound to avoid Aureococcus. "Wait it out."

Additional harmful effect information:

growth suppression in M. mercenaria; delay of spawning in M. mercenaria until count/ml. decreased to much lower levels (<350,000 c/ml)

Updated at 05:33 on 15 Apr 2015
Checked at 05:35 on 15 Apr 2015