| Event name: | US-89-003 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (These especies ar normally abundant in summer and responsible for water discoloration (especially K. rotundatum)) | |
| Individuals to contact: | OLSEN, Paul | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Asbury Park & Barnegat Light., New Jersey Coast. HAB Area code(s): US-09 |
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| Additional location information: | North to at least Asbury Park and south at least to Barnegat Light. At least 5 miles offshore between Manasquan and Barnegat Inlets. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1989-10-26, End: 1989-10-30 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Katodinium rotundatum
( cells/L)
Dominant species Gyrodinium estuariale ( cells/L) Dominant species Eutreptia lanowii ( cells/L) Dominant species Chroomonas amphioxieia ( cells/L) Dominant species |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Gyrodinium pellucidum
( cells/L)
Chrysochromulina sp. ( cells/L) Tetraselmis sp. ( cells/L) Pyramimonas sp. ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Total cell counts >50,000,000 cell /L. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional Environmental information: | Coastal water abnormally warm for the time of the year. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Several samples collected and analyzed | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Rede water over an extensive areas, transparency as low as 0.5 m | ||||||
