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On oct 23, 2013, the noaa ssc was notified of a bloom in the harbor in american samoa resulting in dead…

Algal Bloom Pago Pago Harbor; American Samoa · American Samoa · NOAAORR-8826

issued
2013-10-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2013-11-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
2013-11-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-14.273, -170.684
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Algal Bloom Pago Pago harbor; American Samoa.
American Samoa.
1. On Oct 23, 2013, the NOAA SSC was notified of a bloom in the harbor in American Samoa resulting in dead turtles and fish being reported. The cause of the bloom could not be identified.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: HAZARDOUS ALGAL BLOOM.
3. POSITION 14.273S 170.684W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8826: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8826

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