| Event name: | ZAF-00-001 | |
| Country: | SOUTH AFRICA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 4x higher than level acceptable for human consumption) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | mussels | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1967) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANSFIELD, Lisa | |
| Location: | Latitude: -33.828333, Longitude: 18.474167 | |
| General location information: |
Bloubergstrand, West Coast, South Africa HAB Area code(s): ZAF-01 |
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| Additional location information: | Mussels from Scarborough on Cape Peninsula also toxic. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2000-05-31 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2000-05-31, | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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cell/L not given in this record |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | PITCHER, G.C. 2000 – Mortality of Otter Shells at Bloubergstrand. African Wildlife 54 (5) 26-27. | |
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| Management decision: | Ban placed by Marine and Coastal Management on the collection of shellfish at the time of the event | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Mass mortality of approximately 100 tons of otter shells, Lutraria lutraria on Bloubergstrand. | ||||||
