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General Information

Event name: PT-96-036
Country: PORTUGAL
Nature of the harmful event:
 Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: OTHER
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (At Albufera Lagoon some years when the opening to the sea closes there are eutrophization. Some years ago also in aquaculture ponds at Algarve we could relate fauna mortalities with the occurrence of Heterosigma inlandica.)
Individuals to contact: SAMPAYO, Mª Antonia , VILARINHO, Mª da Graça

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Lagos, Salgada Lagoon., Algarve.
HAB Area code(s): PT-06
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1996-08-19
Start: 1996-08-19,
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Chaetoceros calcitrans ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: Small flagellates were also found. Total phytoplankton 86,000,000.
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 28 Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 25 °C, Min: 23 °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
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: In the case of Albufeira Lagoon to intensify water flush by dredging the channel to the sea. In the case of fish ponds to change the water in the affected ponds as fast as possible.
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