Event name: | OMN-00-002 | |
Country: | Oman | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish | |
Toxicity detected: | No | |
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Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
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Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
Individuals to contact: | QUOD, Jean-Pascal , SCHWEIBOLD Laura |
Location: | Latitude: 23.773333, Longitude: 57.898056 | |
General location information: |
Barka, Gulf of Oman HAB Area code(s): OMN-002 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2000-09-01 Start: 2000-09-01, End: 2000-09-04 |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Coscinodiscus sp.
(10^8 cells/L)
several Coscinodiscus species: apiculatus, perforatus, janischii, gigas, jonesianus |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Event-related bibliography: | Thangaraja, M., Al-Aisry, A., & Al-Kharusi, L. (2007). Harmful algal blooms and their impacts in the middle and outer ROPME sea area. International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography, 2(1), 85-98. |
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Economic losses: | at least 37 tons of dead fish stranded on the coast | ||||||
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