General Information

Event name: EC-16-001
Country: ECUADOR
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Foam/Mucilage in the coast
Event directly affected:
Natural Fish , Shellfish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Shrimp farming have reported other events)
Individuals to contact: TORRES, Gladys , Mercy J Borbor

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: MANTA,
HAB Area code(s): EC-06
Additional location information: 10 Miles away from the coast
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2016-03-03
Start: 2016-03-03, End: 2016-03-06
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: No action regarding HAB's alert was taken

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium sp. (1.65E+05 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: wet and warm Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Yes Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 27.2 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 27.2 °C, Min: 27.3 °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information: Decoloration of the water

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 02:49 on 10 Jul 2023
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