General Information

Event name: PE-20-001
Country: PERU
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Planktonic life
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Estudio integrado de los procesos Físicos, Químicos y Biológicos en los Ecosistemas de Borde Costero- IMARPE)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: Sonia Sanchez , Augusto Franco , Nelly Jacobo

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -77.156389, Longitude: -12.071111
General location information: Playa Carpayo, Bahía Miraflores, Callao
HAB Area code(s): Pe_lim6
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2020-01-24
Start: 2020-01-24, End: 2020-01-24
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Heterosigma akashiwo (55000000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Dictyocha fibula Ehrenberg 1839 ( cells/L)
Eutreptiella gymnastica ( cells/L)
Prorocentrum cordatum (Ostenfeld) J.D.Dodge, 1975 ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): 8.32 Wind velocity: 1.9 m/s
Temperature (°C): 21.7 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
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:
Surface
Subsurface
Growth:
Growth Comments
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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:
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Created at 07:47 on 10 Feb 2023
Updated at 09:06 on 10 Feb 2023
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