| Event name: | ES-99-008 | |
| Country: | SPAIN | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| 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 (January 1996, May 1996, March 1997, November 1998 and March 1998.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | VILA, Magda | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Several harbours (Port Olimpic, Arenys harbou, Catalonia, NE Spain HAB Area code(s): ES-22 ES-23 |
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| Additional date-related information: | January-March at P. Olimpic and Arenys harbour. June-August at Estartit harbour. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium minutum
(7,6 x (10) cells/L)
Up to 7,6x(10)5 cells/L |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | A. minutum was only detected inside the harbours, so toxicity wasn’t analized. Concentrations below (10)4 cells/L at Vilanova, Garraf, P. Olimpic, Premià, Arenys and Blanes harbours during June-August | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional Environmental information: | P. Olimpic: Salinity 37.5-38.2 psu; Temp: 13.0-15.0ºC Arenys: Salinity 35.2-37.5 psu; Temp: 13.0-15.7ºC Estartit: Salinity 37.2-37.8 psu; Temp: 23.0-24.9ºC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Increase of the number of phytoplankton samples in the harbours and sorrounding open waters. Increase of the surveillance in the harbours affected to prevent the illegal extraction of mussels. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | A. minutum was only detected inside the harbours, so toxicity wasn’t analized. | ||||||
