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General Information

Event name: FO-90-001
Country: FAROE ISLANDS
Nature of the harmful event:
 High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (A bloom in 1988, small conc. in 1989.)
Individuals to contact: GAARD, Eilif

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Skálafjord, EYSTUROY ISLAND
HAB Area code(s): FO-01
Additional location information: In the innermost part of the fjord.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Late July-early August

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Heterosigma akashiwo (1,000,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Yes Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 10 °C, Min: 9 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 34, Min: 32
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: No effects were reported
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