General Information

Event name: OMN-93-003
Country: Oman
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
Natural Fish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: QUOD, Jean-Pascal , SCHWEIBOLD Laura

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 23.719444, Longitude: 57.895556
General location information: Barka, Gulf of Oman
HAB Area code(s): OMN-002
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1993-10-25
Start: 1993-10-16, End: 1993-10-31
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis sp. ( cells/L)
Dinophysis cunea
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Thangaraja, M., Al-Aisry, A., & Al-Kharusi, L. (2007). Harmful algal blooms and their impacts in the middle and outer ROPME sea area. International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography, 2(1), 85-98.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: killed and decomposed demersal fish species were found in fishing traps during the bloom
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