General Information

Event name: ID-94-002
Country: INDONESIA
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Similar events have frequently occurred since 1930, where the locals were aware of this event and avoided consuming seafood during it.)
Individuals to contact: Intan, Mariana DB

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 1.026667, Longitude: 127.728889
General location information: Kao Bay, North Halmahera
HAB Area code(s): IND-10
Additional location information: bloom started at Malifut sear to mangrove swamps
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1994-03-01
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pyrodinium bahamense Plate 1906 var. Bahamense (2300000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Wiadnyana, N. N, Tumpak Sidabutar, Kazumi Matsuoka, T Ochi, Masa’aki Kodama, and Yasuwo Fukuyo. “Note on the Occurrence of Pyrodinium Bahamense in Eastern Indonesian waters_Harmful and Toxic Algal Blooms,” 1996.; Panggabean, Lily M G. “TOKSIN ALAM DARI MIKROALGAE,” no. 3 (2006): 12.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Raining Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 30.9-31.5 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 29.2-30.1 Current Velocity:
Nutrient information: NITRATE: 0.91-1.18 ug atom N/L
PHOSPHATE: 0.32-0.35 ug atom P/L
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
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Toxin Assay Information

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Additional harmful effect information: No seafood poisoning event. Locals avoid the water and not consume seafood during this event.
Created at 03:06 on 20 Jan 2025
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