General Information

Event name: NZ-16-001
Country: NEW ZEALAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Foam/Mucilage in the coast
Event directly affected:
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: Yes (1910)
Individuals to contact: RHODES Lesley

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -39.376944, Longitude: 177.288889
General location information: Hawke Bay, North Island
HAB Area code(s): NZ-05
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 1916-11-01, End: 1916-12-31
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Hurley, D.E., 1982. The Nelson slime: observations on past occurrences. Oceanographic summary no. 20 (ISSN 0111-1302), New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, 11 pp.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction: E
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
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Additional information:
Economic losses: "This substance choked the nets and caused considerable damage, and generally hindered fishing operations...the year has been the worst on record for the fishing industry in Hawke Bay."
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 09:41 on 20 Feb 2018
Updated at 11:12 on 13 Mar 2018
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