| Event name: | CL-09-001 | |
| Country: | CHILE | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish , Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Max. ~18.000 ug STXeq 100 g-1) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (suspected ichthyotoxicity) | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus chilensis | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (PSMB) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Yes, but that was the first time with a very high intensity) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Jorge I. Mardones | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Aysen, Aysen HAB Area code(s): CL-03 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2009-01-15, End: 2009-04-15 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
(6000000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Protoceratium reticulatum
(100000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Mardones, J.I., Clement, A., Rojas, X., Aparicio, C., 2010. Alexandrium catenella during 2009 in Chilean waters,and recent expansion to coastal ocean. HAN 41. | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Economic losses: | salmon mortality >$US 10M | |||||||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | 2 fatalities and 20 intoxicated | |||||||||||
