| Event name: | ES-00-006 | |
| Country: | SPAIN | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: > 80 µg STXeq / 100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Pla de Vigilancia de Fitoplancton Toxic i Nociu a la Costa Catalana.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Since 1997, and in Barcelona in 1996.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | VILA, Magda | |
| Location: | Latitude: 41.083333, Longitude: 1.215000 | |
| General location information: |
Tarragona Harbour., Catalonia, NE Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-21 |
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| Additional location information: | Small cell concentrations (<10000 cells/L) detercted in near confined areas (Barcelona to Ametlla). A secondary A. catenella bloom was detected later in Tarragona harbour (9708/2000 to 15/10/2000), with maximum cell densitix: 115000 cells/L. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2000-05-23, End: 2000-05-13 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
(5,052,000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis sacculus
(5,600 cells/L)
Gyrodinium impudicum (2400 cells/L) Prorocentrum triestinum (10.000.000 cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Vila, M, Garcés, E., Masó, M and Camp., J. 2001. Is the distribution of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella expanding along the NW Mediterranean coast? MEPS (in press)Vila M., Delgado, M., and Camp, J. 2000. First detection of widespread toxic events caused by Alexandrium catenella in the Mediterranean Sea. Proceedings 9th International Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms (In Press).Vila M., Camp, J., Garcés, E., Masó, M. and Delgado, M. 2001. High resolution spatio-temporal detection of HABs in confined waters in the NW Mediterranean. J. Plankton Research (In Press). | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 23 °C, Min: 20 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 36, Min: 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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