| Event name: | US-94-021 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish | |
| 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: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | HORNER, Rita | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Allyn., Washington. HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | Allyn, Washington at the north end of Case Inlet, Puget Sound. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Late September. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Heterosigma carterae
( cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | ||
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| Nutrient information: |
NITRATE:
0.22 µM
PHOSPHATE: 1.26 - 1.4 µM |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Probably in situ growth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Temperature ranged from 20.5º C at the surface to 15.2º C at the bottom; salinity ranged from 26.3‰ at the surface to 29.6‰ at the bottom. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Economic losses: | |||||||
| Management decision: | None. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Effects: Wild fish mortalities. | ||||||
