General Information

Event name: OMN-05-001
Country: Oman
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities
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:
Individuals to contact: QUOD, Jean-Pascal , SCHWEIBOLD Laura

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 20.425833, Longitude: 58.789444
General location information: Masirah island, Masirh Island
HAB Area code(s): OMN-001
Additional location information: East coast
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2005-10-20
Start: 2005-10-20, End: 2005-10-28
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid et Swezy 1921 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg 1833 ( cells/L)
Trichodesmium erythraeum (Ehrenberg) Gomont 1892 ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Al Gheilani, H. M., Matsuoka, K., AlKindi, A. Y., Amer, S., & Waring, C. (2011). Fish kill incidents and harmful algal blooms in Omani waters. Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences [JAMS], 16, 23-33

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Additional harmful effect information: Massive fish kill
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