| Event name: | US-95-008 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| 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: | TESTER, Patricia | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Neuse River Estuary, Pamlico River Estuary., North Carolina. HAB Area code(s): US-11 |
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| Additional location information: | Coastal estuaries of central North Carolina (Neuse River Estuary, Pamlico River Estuary). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1995-07-20, End: 1995-10-20 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pfiesteria piscicida
( cells/L)
Previously reported as Pfiesteria, however, Karlodinium spp. is now believed to be the causative organism |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Phaeocystis sp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Pfiestaria piscicida implicated in mills. Phaeocystis also in area during one kill in New River after pollution "event" (=raw rewage) | |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional Environmental information: | Enviroment: Estuarine to riverine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | 10 mi run of Neuse River closed to fishing for approximately two weeks. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Fish kills, invertebrate kills. | ||||||
