Event name: | KW-99-001 | |
Country: | KUWAIT | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Aquaculture 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: | No | |
Individuals to contact: | QUOD, Jean-Pascal , SCHWEIBOLD Laura |
Location: | Latitude: 29.477778, Longitude: 47.975000 | |
General location information: |
Koweit Bay, Koweit Bay HAB Area code(s): KU-01 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1999-09-15 Start: 1999-09-15, End: 1999-10-17 |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium sp.
(>6*10^6 cells/L)
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Mesodinium rubrum (Lohmann 1908) Jankowski 1976
( cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Event-related bibliography: | Heil, C.A., P.M. Gilbert, M.A. Al-Sarawi, M. Faraj, M. Behbehani, and M. Husain. 2001. First record of a fishkilling Gymnodium sp. bloom in Kuwait Bay, Arabian Sea: chronology and potential causes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 214:15-23. |
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Economic losses: | closure of shellfish and selected finfish markets resulted in significant economic losses to the region | ||||||
Management decision: | farming and fishing closures, advises against consumption for a minimum of 30 days after the event | ||||||
Additional harmful effect information: | around 50 tons of wild fish loss, fish kills in aquacultures (around 80000 fish) |