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General Information

Event name: ES-00-020
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Monitoring Programme of Centre d'Aqüicultura-IRTA.)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: DELGADO, Maximino

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 40.775000, Longitude:
General location information: Fangar Bay., Catalonia, NE Spain.
HAB Area code(s): ES-21
Additional location information: The affected area is dedicated to intensive mussel-oyster cultivation in rafts and to explotation of natural shellfish and fisheries.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2000-06-19, End: 2000-06-25
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Chattonella marina (2,000,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Yes Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 24 °C, Min: 22 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 36, Min: 29
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
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