Event name: | US-92-014 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Shellfish | |
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 (Similar occurrences in previous years.) | |
Individuals to contact: | TESTER, Patricia |
Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
General location information: |
Neuse and Pamlico River/Estuary & Core Sound., North Carolina. HAB Area code(s): US-11 |
|
Additional location information: | Neuse and Pamlico River/Estuary & Core Sound, Coastal waters off Willmington, NC. | |
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
Additional date-related information: | Throughout late summer and winter (in Core Sound). |
Causative organism known: | No | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Pfiesteria piscicida
( cells/L)
Previously reported as Pfiesteria, however, Karlodinium spp. is now believed to be the causative organism |
|
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | ||
Event-related bibliography: |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nutrient information: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloom location in the water column: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth: |
In situ |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth Comments | Probably "in situ". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Environmental information: | Estuarine & near coastal. |
|
|||||||
Kit used: | Type of kit used: | ||||||
Additional information: | |||||||
Economic losses: | |||||||
Management decision: | None. | ||||||
Additional harmful effect information: | Small fish kills/shellfish kills (localized) |