Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-18-030

General Information

Event name:	US-18-030
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:	Natural Fish , Humans
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:	Aerosolized toxins effects , NSP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
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 east coast, HAB Area code(s): US-15
Additional location information:	Transported from Gulf side through Florida Keys and up the east coast of FL.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	First detection: 2018-09-29, End: 2018-11-18
Additional date-related information:

Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:	Karenia brevis (11,000,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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.