General Information

Event name: GB-82-001
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the harmful event:
Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
Aquaculture Fish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
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: BRESNAN, Eileen

Location & Date

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General location information: Loch Fyne, Scotland
HAB Area code(s): GB-15
Additional location information: This event took place in Otter Ferry
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1982-05-15
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Date info given as May 1982

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: 'Flagellate X' suggested as Olithodiscus or Chattonella
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Additional harmful effect information: See event info in Ayres et al https://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/CM%20Doccuments/1982/L/1982_L38.pdf
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