| Event name: | US-19-020 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Birds , Aquatic Mammals , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 88ppm ELISA, 50units/100g MBA) | |
| Associated syndrome: | NSP , Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (FWC-FWRI HAB Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annually) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HUBBARD, Katherine | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Southwest Florida (Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, and Monroe counties), West coast of Florida HAB Area code(s): US-16 |
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| Additional location information: | bloom primarily spanned inshore and >15 miles offshore but was spatially and temporally patchy | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2019-09-30, End: 2019-12-07 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | 10/2/17 - 7/4/2019, 9/30/2019 - 12/7/2019 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(77,295,560 cells/L)
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| 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. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional Environmental information: | the bloom was patchy in time/space | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | max values observed were in hard clams; Eastern oysters were screened as well | ||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | seasonal closure already in place; testing conducted prior to reopening. Closure duration varied by location. | ||||||||||||||||
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