General Information

Event name: MX-11-002
Country: MEXICO
Nature of the harmful event:
Other ( Part of a project)
Event directly affected:
Planktonic life , Natural Fish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning)
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: Rosalba Alonso Rodriguez

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 18.805556, Longitude: -111.048333
General location information: Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipielago, Colima
HAB Area code(s): PM
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2011-02-25
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gambierdiscus toxicus ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Cortés-Altamirano, R. 2012. Two new localities for Gambierdiscus toxicus in the Mexican Pacific. Harmful Algae News. 45: 10-11

Environmental Conditions

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Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
Growth:
In situ
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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 09:21 on 7 Feb 2018