General Information

Event name: KEN-02-001
Country: KENYA
Nature of the harmful event:
Mass mortalities , Other ( Turtles mortalities)
Event directly affected:
Natural Fish , Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: Yes (Eye irritations and headaches)
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: IMBAYI Linet Kiteresi

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -1.996667, Longitude: 41.228333
General location information: Kiunga National Marine Park, Kenya
HAB Area code(s): KE-01
Additional location information: from Mogadishu in Somalia to Lamu in northern Kenyia
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2002-01-10
Start: 2002-01-10, End: 2002-01-20
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2002-01-10, End: 2002-02-10
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium sp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: Increased level of Chlorophyll through satellite imagery.
Event-related bibliography: IUCN (2004) Red Tides & Harmful Algal Blooms. Managing Marine Protected Areas: A Toolkit for the Western Indian Ocean, H10. IUCN

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Northeast Moonson Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction: NE
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity: 5-6 force
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction: SW
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 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
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses: Fisheries and tourism were serious affected as local communities are almost entirely dependant on fisheries.
Management decision: Consumption of and trade in fish banned for two weeks, shellfish for 4 weeks.
Additional harmful effect information: huge mortalities: fish, turtle, manta rays, sharks, tuna
Created at 04:48 on 26 Sep 2017
Updated at 10:51 on 3 Dec 2021
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