General Information

Event name: NZ-82-001
Country: NEW ZEALAND
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Natural Fish , Humans
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:
Individuals to contact: RHODES Lesley

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -35.966667, Longitude: 174.582778
General location information: Bream Bay, Northland, North Island
HAB Area code(s): NZ-01
Additional location information: The bloom covered some 8000 km2 and extended from Whangarei Heads in the north to the Bay of Plenty in the south
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 1982-12-01, End: 1983-03-31
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Cerataulina pelagica (Cleve) Hendey 1937 (1 000 000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Taylor, F. J., Taylor, N. J., & Walsby, J. R. (1985). A bloom of the planktonic diatom, Cerataulina pelagica, off the coast of northeastern New Zealand in 1983, and its contribution to an associated mortality of fish and benthic fauna. International Review of Hydrobiology, 70(6), 773-795.

Environmental Conditions

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Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 16 °C, Min: 18 °C
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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 03:00 on 22 Jan 2018
Updated at 10:15 on 13 Mar 2018
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