General Information

Event name: PTY-15-001
Country: PANAMA
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Other ( Odour)
Event directly affected:
Aquatic Mammals
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): No
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Other species)
Individuals to contact:

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Playa el Uverito, Provincia de Los santos
HAB Area code(s): PTY-3
Additional location information: Entre playa el Uverito y el puerto de Mensabé
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2015-04-13
Start: 2015-04-13, End: 2015-04-17
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: No quarantine

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid et Swezy 1921 (500,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: No µg/l
Additional bloom information: No
Event-related bibliography: Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 14: 261-268 (2014.An Unusual Red-Tide Event of Noctiluca Scintillans (Macartney) in the Southeastern Black Sea

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Calmado Turbidity (NTU): No Wind direction: NE
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): No Wind velocity: No
Temperature (°C): No Oxygen saturation %: No Current Direction: S
Sechhi disk (m): No Salinity: 34-35 ppm Current Velocity: No
Nutrient information: AMONIUM: No
NITRATE: No
NITRITE: No
PHOSPHATE: No
SILICATE: No
NITRATE + NITRITE: No
DIN: No
Temperature Range During Event: Max: No °C, Min: No °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 35 ppm, Min: 34 ppm
Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information: No more information added

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information: No assay
Economic losses: No
Management decision: Observation only
Additional harmful effect information: None
Created at 03:55 on 11 Nov 2018
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