General Information

Event name: UY-15-001
Country: URUGUAY
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: MENDEZ, Silvia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -34.866667, 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):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2015-03-10, End: 2015-08-14
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis ovum Schütt sensu Martin 1929 (83000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Silvia M. Méndez1*, Francisco Rodriguez2, Beatriz Reguera2, José M. Franco3, Pilar Riobo3 and Amelia Fabre1 . Characterization of Dinophysis ovum as the causative agent of the exceptional DSP event in Uruguay during 2015 17th ICHA Proceedings. (en prensa)

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 20 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 32 Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Okadaic Acid 7pgOA cell LC
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: shellfish closure
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 04:47 on 26 Sep 2017
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