Event name: | US-17-001 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
Event directly affected: |
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Toxicity detected: | No | |
Associated syndrome: | ||
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Long Island Marine Monitoring Network) | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
Individuals to contact: | Young, Craig |
Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
General location information: |
Great South Bay, South Oyster Bay, Quantuck Bay, Moriches Bay, Shinnecock Bay, Moneybogue Bay, Hewlett Bay, 8 HAB Area code(s): US-08 |
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Additional location information: | The area affected covers over 100km of shoreline within multiple estuaries | |
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2017-05-03 Start: 2017-05-03, End: 2017-10-31 |
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Additional date-related information: | Ended Aug 7th, reappeared Oct 5th until 10/31 |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Aureococcus anophagefferens
(1942685000 cells/L)
Class pelagophyceae |
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Synechococcus sp.
(>3000000000 cells/L)
Class Cyanophyceae |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 28.3 µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | The year 2017 marks the 8th consecutive year that max concentrations of Aureococcus anophageffrens exceeded 1.5 billion cells/L in this region. | |
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Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 29.3 °C, Min: 14.4 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 31.8, Min: 19.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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Growth: |
In situ |
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