General Information

Event name: CR-20-001
Country: COSTA RICA
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (apparently yes)
Individuals to contact: VARGAS MONTERO MARIBELLE

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 5.553056, Longitude: -87.044167
General location information: Cocos Island, Costa Rica
HAB Area code(s): CR-1
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2020-11-24
Start: 2020-11-24, End: 2020-11-24
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2020-11-30,
Additional date-related information: collection from ship underway

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum (5900 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

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

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:
Created at 04:10 on 23 Nov 2021
Updated at 02:30 on 21 Jun 2022
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