| Event name: | US-98-045 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | LANDSBERG, Jan | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Maquoit Bay, Maine, Casco Bay HAB Area code(s): US-03 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gyrodinium aureolum
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Shumway, S.E., 1990. A review of the effects of algal blooms on shellfish and aquaculture. J. World Aquacult. Soc. 21, 65–104. Heinig, C., Campbell, D., 1992. The environmental context of a Gyrodinium aureolum bloom and shellfish kill in Maquoit Bay, Maine, September 1988. J. Shellfish Res. 11, 111–122. | |
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