General Information

Event name: ES-88-003
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
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: Yes (common species)
Individuals to contact: CAMPOS, M.J.

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Rķa de Ares y Betanzos,
HAB Area code(s): ES-06
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1988-08-02
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (5800 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: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 18.8 °C, Min: 17.8 °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments No data
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: Warning
Additional harmful effect information: No shellfish toxicity was reported
Updated at 02:20 on 4 Apr 2017
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