| Event name: | US-89-008 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Oct.-Dec. 1988, Jan./Feb., May-July, Sept./Oct. 1987, Sept.-Dec. 1986, Sept.-Dec. 1985, Jan.-March, May-Aug. 1984, Jan./Feb., Oct.-Dec. 1983, Jan.-April, July-Oct. 1982, Sept./Oct. 1981, Jan./Feb., June - Nov. 1980, and before.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | STEIDINGER, Karen A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Pinellas and Manatee counties., Florida. HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1989-03-23, End: 1989-05-05 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium breve
(850,000 cells/L)
coastal surface water,up to 10 miles out, offshore Gymnodinium breve (12,700 cells/L) surface water samples Gymnodinium breve (1,000 - 14 cells/L) offshore bottom water samples |
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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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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | Advected population from offshore waters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Occurred in coastal and neashore waters with wide salinity (>25 ‰) ranges and nearshore temperatures of 18 to 27.5 ºC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Shellfish bans - 3/24 - 5/5 - Pinellas and Manatee counties | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Dead fish - offshore and beach (Gulfport beach was closed on 4/9) Respiratory and eye irritation. Shellfish harvesting bans. | ||||||
