General Information

Event name: UY-10-001
Country: URUGUAY
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (National Monitoring Program of Harmful Phytoplankton and Shellfish Toxicity)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (6 PSP events produced by G catenatum in previous years)
Individuals to contact: MENDEZ, Silvia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Arachania, Rocha
HAB Area code(s): UY-01
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2010-03-11
Start: 2010-03-10, End: 2010-04-06
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2010-03-13, End: 2010-05-24
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium catenatum (71600 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: 23 °C, Min: 20 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 30.2, Min: 18.1
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: closure of bivalve molluscs
Additional harmful effect information:
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Updated at 07:14 on 20 Dec 2013
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