| Event name: | CL-16-001 | |
| Country: | CHILE | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (suspected ichthyotoxicity) | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (POAS, PROMOFI) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (2009) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Jorge I. Mardones | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Seno Reloncavi and Chiloe Island, Los Lagos HAB Area code(s): CL-15 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2016-02-29 Start: 2016-02-29, End: 2016-03-15 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Chattonella verruculosa
(7000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Clement et al., 2016. Exceptional summer conditions and HABs of Pseudochattonella in southern Chile create record impacts on salmon farms HAN 53 | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Economic losses: | USD800M salmon | ||||||
| Management decision: | Disposal of salmon mortality in offshore areas off Chiloe Island | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Social problems, protests in Chiloe Island | ||||||
