General Information

Event name: ID-94-001
Country: INDONESIA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Mussels (Hiatula chinensis) and oysters
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: Intan, Mariana DB

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -3.641667, Longitude: 128.235278
General location information: inner part of Ambon bay, Ambon Bay
HAB Area code(s): IND-01
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 1994-07-21, End: 1994-07-22
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pyrodinium bahamense Plate 1906 var. Bahamense (1600 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Wiadnyana, N.N., Sidabutar, T., Matsuoka, K., Ochi, T., Kodama, M., Fukuyo, Y., 1996. Note on the occurrence of Pyrodinium bahamense in eastern Indonesian waters, in: Yasumoto, T., Oshima, Y., Fukuyo, Yasuwo (Eds.), Harmful and Toxic Algal Blooms. IOC- UNESCO, Paris, pp. 53-56 pp.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information: PHOSPHATE: 0.64 ug/l
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 26.5 °C, Min: 24.8 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 32, Min: 30.5
Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: Three children (5-7 years old) died, and 33 persons got sick.
Created at 12:50 on 9 May 2024
Updated at 12:28 on 17 Feb 2025
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