General Information

Event name: TN-95-002
Country: TUNISIA
Nature of the harmful event:
Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
Natural Fish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: PSP
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: ISMAEL, Amany

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 37.250000, Longitude: 10.033056
General location information: Gar El Melh Lagoon, Tunisie, Mediterranean Sea, HANA
HAB Area code(s): TN-01
Additional location information: Closed lagoon which acts as nutrient, cysts and toxins trap.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1995-04-15
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium minutum (10e5 cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: This species is more abundand with A. tamarense among the other Alexandrium spp.
Event-related bibliography: Romdhane, M. S., Eilertsen, H. C., Yahia, K. D. & Yahia, M. N. D. 1998. Toxic dinoflagellate blooms in Tunisian lagoons: causes, and consequences for aquaculture. In: Reguera, B., Blanco, J., Fernandez, L. & Wyatt, T. [Eds.] Harmful algae. Proceedings of the VIII International Conference on Harmful Algae. Xunta de Galicia and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Vigo, Spain, pp. 80-83.

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 02:18 on 18 Jun 2018
Updated at 09:05 on 19 Jun 2018
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