General Information

Event name: CL-83-001
Country: CHILE
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
Aquaculture Fish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: Jorge I. Mardones

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Seno Reloncaví, Los Lagos
HAB Area code(s): CL-09
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1983-02-20
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Prorocentrum micans (>1000000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Lembeye, G., Campodonico, I., 1984. First recorded bloom of the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum micans Ehn. in south-central Chile. Nota cientifica. Botánica Marina, vol. XXVII, 10, pp. 491-493.

Environmental Conditions

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

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: First fish mortality associated to P. micans in Chile.
Created at 02:42 on 30 Nov 2017
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