| Event name: | US-17-017 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: < or = to 51 ug STX equivalents per 100 g shellfish tissue) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | No documented human illness | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (FWC/FWRI HAB Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annually) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HUBBARD, Katherine | |
| Location: | Latitude: 28.500000, Longitude: -80.533333 | |
| General location information: |
Indian River Lagoon; Brevard County, East Coast of Florida HAB Area code(s): US-15 |
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| Additional location information: | Lagoon | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2017-05-01, End: 2017-10-01 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | May to October 2017 , no precise days given | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pyrodinium bahamense
(17643865 cells/L)
PSP producer; represents the highest Pyrodinium cell concentration observed by FWC |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | 51 ug STX equivalents per 100 g shellfish tissue | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | shellfish harvest closures (based on cell counts/lack of resource) | |||||||||||
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