General Information

Event name: MY-04-001
Country: MALAYSIA
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Aquaculture Fish , Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: PSP toxins)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Department of Fisheries Sabah)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: Lim, Po Teen , Leaw, Chui Pin

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 5.990278, Longitude: 116.076389
General location information: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
HAB Area code(s): MY-6
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2004-01-07
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pyrodinium bahamense (15600 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Cochlodinium polykrikoides (52800 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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