| Event name: | US-18-029 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Birds , Aquatic Mammals , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 24-73.7ppm) | |
| Associated syndrome: | NSP , Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mercenaria and Crasseotrea | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | HUBBARD, Katherine | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Florida west coast, HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2018-01-01, End: 2018-12-31 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Ongoing from 2017 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(90,000,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Foley, A., Stacy, B. A., Schueller, P., Flewelling, L. J., Schroeder, B., Minch, K., Fauquier, D. A., Foote, J. J., Manire, C., Atwood, K. E., Granholm, A. A., Landsberg, J. H., 2019. Assessing Karenia brevis red tide as a mortality factor of sea turtles in Florida. Dis. Aquat. Org. 132, 109–124. | |
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| Economic losses: | Major losses to tourist industry and commercial shellfisheries | ||||||||||||||||
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