| Event name: | UY-93-001 | |
| Country: | URUGUAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| 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 on Harmful Phytoplankton and Shellfish Toxicity) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1991-1992) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MENDEZ, Silvia | |
| Location: | Latitude: -34.950000, Longitude: -54.933333 | |
| General location information: |
Punta del Este, Maldonado HAB Area code(s): UY-02 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1993-03-12 Start: 1993-01-20, End: 1993-04-27 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1993-03-12, End: 1993-04-13 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(10000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Méndez, S. y Ferrari, G. 2002. Floraciones algales nocivas en Uruguay: antecedentes, proyectos en curso y revisión de resultados. En: Floraciones algales nocivas en el cono sur americano. Eds: E.A. Sar, M. E. Ferrario y B. Reguera. Pub Especial del Instituto español de Oceanografía.p. 269-289. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 26 °C, Min: 17.8 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 31.41, Min: 17.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Management decision: | Closure of Bivalve molluscs | |||||||||||
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