| Event name: | US-88-007 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
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| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Chronic annual blooms.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | OLSEN, Paul , WILK, Stuart | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Raritan Bay - Sandy Hook Bay, southern half., HAB Area code(s): US-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1988-05-24, End: 1988-08-02 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Eutreptia lanowii
( cells/L)
dominant 5-25 x 10(3) cells ml(-1) Katodinium rotundatum ( cells/L) dominant 5-25 x 10(3) cells ml(-1) Olisthodiscus luteus ( cells/L) dominant 5-25 x 10(3) cells ml(-1) |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Prorocentrum triestinum
( cells/L)
sub dominant 1-5 x 10(3) cells ml(-1) Prorocentrum minimum ( cells/L) sub dominant 1-5 x 10(3) cells ml(-1) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional Environmental information: | Water turbid; Water column mixed; Chlorophyll maximum: 278 µg 1(-1); Chlorophyll throughout bloom ranged 20-278 µg 1(-1); D.O. levels as low as 2.2 mg/1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Increased surveillence | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | reddish-brown water;fauna kills June 22-28; Aug. 2, Sandy Hook Bay south shore.The fauna kill in June included mortalities of finfish, especially northern pipefish, scup, northern sea robin, smallmouth flounder, and summer flounder. Megainvertebrates kill | ||||||
