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Event name:
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US-87-004
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Country:
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UNITED STATES
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Nature of the harmful event:
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Water Discoloration
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Seafood toxins
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Mass mortalities
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Event directly affected:
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Planktonic life
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Natural Fish
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Shellfish
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Humans
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Toxicity detected:
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Yes
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Associated syndrome:
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NSP
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Aerosolized toxins effects
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Unexplained toxicity:
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No
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Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
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Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:
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Yes
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Event occurred before in this location:
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No
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Individuals to contact:
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TESTER, Patricia
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Weather:
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Turbidity (NTU):
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Wind direction:
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Stratified water:
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Yes
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Oxygen content (nL/L):
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Wind velocity:
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Temperature (°C):
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Oxygen saturation %:
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Current Direction:
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Sechhi disk (m):
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Salinity:
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Current Velocity:
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0
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Nutrient information:
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Temperature Range During Event:
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Max: °C, Min: °C
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Salinity Range During Event:
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Max: 36, Min: 24 |
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Bloom location in the water column:
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Growth:
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Advected
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Growth Comments
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The population was clearly advected north from Florida via the Gulf Stream. Some in situ growth is probable once the species was deposited in North Carolina waters.
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Additional Environmental information:
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Temperature: 20-23º C at onset; about 5-10º C in February as blooms declined.
Offshore stratification: water mass with population maintained offshore, with pulses of cells brought to shore with wind events.
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