| Event name: | KR-07-002 | |
| Country: | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Aquaculture Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (NFRDI/Kora HAB monitoring program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (high water temperature season since 1995) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Lee, Changkyu , Park, Taegyu | |
| Location: | Latitude: 35.333056, Longitude: 129.333056 | |
| General location information: |
Gyeongbuk-Gangwon province, Pohang-wooljin HAB Area code(s): KR-02 |
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| Additional location information: | tens kilometers in length and several hundred meters in width | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2007-08-16, End: 2007-09-15 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Cochlodinium polykrikoides Margalef 1961
(6500000 cells/L)
monospecific blooms |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 7 µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | ||
| Event-related bibliography: | daily HAB newsletter issued by NFRDI and webpage | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 25.5 °C, Min: 19.2 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 33, Min: 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Whole column
Surface |
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| Growth: |
Advected
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | advected to the north coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Economic losses: | USD 2,500,000 | ||||||
| Management decision: | mitigation by clay control method | ||||||
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