Harmful Algal Information System: Event SV-18-002

General Information

Event name:	SV-18-002
Country:	EL SALVADOR
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Foam/Mucilage in the coast
Event directly affected:	Natural Fish
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (Permanent program of monitoring of Red Tides in El Salvador. LABTOX-UES)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (This is a hot spot on the coast of El Salvador, this site has presented PSP toxicity events on other occasions.)
Individuals to contact:	AMAYA-MONTERROSA, Oscar , QUINTANILLA, Rebeca

Location:	Latitude: 13.502222, Longitude: -89.575000
General location information:	Playa Mizata, La Libertad HAB Area code(s): ELS-03
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2018-10-05 Start: 2018-10-01, End: 2018-10-09
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	It was not possible to confirm its extension.

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Cochlodinium polykrikoides (8,852,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	List of Taxonomic Reference of Harmful Microalgae of UNESCO