General Information

Event name: LV-99-003
Country: LATVIA
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: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Detected annually in July.)
Individuals to contact: BALODE, Maija , PURINA, Ingrida

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 57.283056, Longitude: 23.833056
General location information: Central part of the Gulf of Riga., Gulf of Riga, Latvia.
HAB Area code(s): LV-02
Additional location information: ICES fishing area: 28.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1999-07-26
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Detection date: 26/07/99

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (5,300 cells/L)
Detected by light microscopy.
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Sunny. 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: AMONIUM: 0.34 µM/L
NITRATE: 0.18 µM/L
PHOSPHATE: 0.15 µM/L
SILICATE: 1.85 µM/L
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Subsurface
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:
Updated at 09:41 on 3 Dec 2019
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