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General Information

Event name: US-09-030
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
 Birds
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: OTHER
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: LANDSBERG, Jan

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: S. Washington & N. Oregon Coasts,
HAB Area code(s): US-22 US-23
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Late October

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Akashiwo sanguinea ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Phillips, E. M., Zamon, J. E., Nevins, H. M., Gibble, C. M., Duerr, R. S., Kerr, L. H., 2011. Summary of birds killed by a harmful algal bloom along the south Washington and north Oregon coasts during October 2009. Northwest. Nat. 92, 120–126.

Environmental Conditions

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Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Economic losses:
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Created at 03:04 on 28 Jul 2020
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