General Information

Event name: PE-08-001
Country: PERU
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
Natural Fish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Paracas bay and Independecia bay also)
Individuals to contact: Sonia Sanchez , Augusto Franco , Nelly Jacobo

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -13.819444, Longitude: -76.251944
General location information: Paracas, Pisco
HAB Area code(s): PE-13
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2008-12-07
Start: 2008-12-07, End: 2008-12-07
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Heterosigma akashiwo (Hada) Hada ex Hara et Chihara 1987 (15088000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Prorocentrum gracile ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12958/1198

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Created at 09:27 on 28 Dec 2022
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