| Event name: | DK-01-002 | |
| Country: | DENMARK | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , Foam/Mucilage in the coast | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (NOVA monitering programme.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | ANDERSEN, Per | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Western Baltic/Belt Sea., HAB Area code(s): DK-01 |
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| Additional location information: | The bloom covered several km2 and km of shoreline. ICES Fishing Area: III c. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2001-07-23, End: 2001-08-07 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | The bloom started in the eastern part of the baltic and was transported west into the Belt Sea and Oeresund. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Nodularia spumigena
( cells/L)
Discolored water. |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
Advected
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Combination of advection and in-situ growth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | indirect loss - tourist industry ?? Dkr | ||||||
| Management decision: | The public was warned (poster on beaches, newspaper information, radio and television as well as www.dmu.dk) by national as well as local authorities to stay out of the water in locations with discoloration of the water. | ||||||
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