| Event name: | US-13-012 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Florida Deparment of Agriculture and Consumer Services Biotoxin Contigency Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annually since 2002) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SCOTT, Paula | |
| Location: | Latitude: 28.606389, Longitude: -80.606111 | |
| General location information: |
Indian River Lagoon, East Coast FL HAB Area code(s): US-15 |
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| Additional location information: | 22 miles north to south, 13 miles east to west | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2013-06-07 Start: 2013-06-07, End: 2013-10-23 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pyrodinium bahamense
(2913300 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Aureoumbra lagunensis
(489280000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Dactyliosolen fragilissimus Skeletonema costatum Cylindrotheca closterium Leptocylindrus minimus | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Title: Resource guide for public health response to harmful algal blooms in Florida Authors: Abbott, G.M.; Landsberg, J.H.; Reich, A.R.; Steidinger, K.A.; Ketchen, S.; Blackmore, C. Year: 2009 Source: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Technical Report TR-14, viii + 132 p. Title: Detection methods and their limitations: PSP toxins in the southern puffer fish Sphoeroides nephelus responsible for human poisoning events in Florida in 2004 Authors: Etheridge, S.; Deeds, J.; Hall, S.; White, K.; Abbott, J.; Landsberg, J.; Conrad, S.; Bodager, D.; Jackow, G. Year: 2006 Source: African Journal of Marine Science, v.28 no.2, p.383-387 Title: Non-traditional vectors for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Authors: Deeds, J.R.; Landsberg, J.H.; Etheridge, S.M.; Pitcher, G.C.; Longan, S.W. Year: 2008 Source: Marine Drugs, v.6, p.308-348 Title: Concentrations of saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin in three species of puffers from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, the location for multiple cases of saxitoxin puffer poisoning from 2002 to 2004 Authors: Deeds, J.R.; White, K.D.; Etheridge, S.M.; Landsberg, J.H. Year: 2008 Source: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v.137, p.1317-1326 Title: Saxitoxin puffer fish poisoning in the United States, with the first report of Pyrodinium bahamense as the putative toxin source Authors: Landsberg, J.H.; Hall, S.; Johannessen, J.N.; White, K.D.; Conrad, S.M.; Abbott, J.P.; Flewelling, L.J.; Richardson, R.W.; Dickey, R.W.; Jester, E.L.E.; Etheridge, S.M.; Deeds, J.R.; Van Dolah, F.M.; Leighfield, T.A.; Zou, Y.; Beaudry, C.G.; Benner, R.A. Year: 2006 Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, v.114 no.10, p.1502-1507 | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 34.5 °C, Min: 27.1 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 37.2, Min: 27.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: Yes | Type of kit used: Jelled Rapid Test for PSP | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | Shellfish harvesting closure precipitated by a positive Jellett Rapid Test for PSP. No mouse biosssays were above the regulatory limit. | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Closure of 1 shellfish harvesting zone for 30 days. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Shellfish harvesting closures with a positive JRT test for PSP. Area remain closed until two consecutive mouse bioassays, collected at least 7 days apart, return with results below 80 micrograms STX/100 grams shellfish. Harvesting of pufferfish has been b | |||||||||||
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