| Event name: | FI-92-002 | |
| Country: | FINLAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Birds | |
| 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 (Extensive vernal blooms are typical for the area. Similar species composition is also common.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | KAUPPI, Lea | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Eastern Gulf of Finland., HAB Area code(s): FI-05 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | April - May. | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: | ||
| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | Chl concentrations > 50 mg m(-3) are recorded µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | The species composition in samples were typical for the vernal bloom period in the area and no specific blooms of toxic species were found. The toxicity of the algae was not possible to test. The symptoms of the birds and the progress of the incident were | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Kauppi, L. (ed.) 1993. Itäisen Suomenlahden lintukuolemat keväällä 1992. Vesi- ja ympäristöhallinnon julkaisuja. Sarja A 142. 43 p. (in Finnish, with a summary in English). http://hdl.handle.net/10138/190708 | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | In situ population in the sea area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | The eastern Gulf of Finland is highly eutrofied area were the vernal bloom is extensive. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Media informed. | ||||||
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