Harmful Algal Information System: Event SV-21-001

General Information

Event name:	SV-21-001
Country:	EL SALVADOR
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:	Natural Fish
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (Blooms of this species have been reportes previously in 2012 and 2017)
Individuals to contact:	RUIZ-RODRIGUEZ, Gerardo , AMAYA-MONTERROSA, Oscar , QUINTANILLA, Rebeca

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	La Libertad, La Libertad HAB Area code(s): ELS-05
Additional location information:	According to local reports, the bloom took place from the zone of La Libertad Port to Taquillo.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 2021-04-14, End: 2021-04-23
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Margalefidinium polykrikoides (Margalef, 1961) F.Gómez, Richlen & D.M.Anderson, 2017 ( cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Management decision:

Alert notices were issued by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources to avoid swimming in areas where discoloration was observdes.

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Created at 04:54 on 12 May 2021