General Information

Event name: MX-22-003
Country: MEXICO
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
Natural Fish , Shellfish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: OTHER
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Comité Interinstitucional de Seguimiento y Evaluación de Marea Roja)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (2001,2003, 2008, 2011, 2015)
Individuals to contact: Herrera Silveira Jorge Alfredo

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 21.335000, Longitude:
General location information: Península de Yucatán, El Caribe
HAB Area code(s): PY
Additional location information: 21°20.647' N -89°15.818' W to 21°17.370' N -89°38.902' W 80 km of coastal line
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2022-08-18
Start: 2022-05-01, End: 2022-09-04
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Cylindrotheca closterium (8000000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Pleurosigma spp. ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/768926/Tarjeta_informativa_evento_Yucat_n.pdf

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:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth: Advected
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

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: >50,000 USD
Management decision: Information and warnings for the population
Additional harmful effect information: reduction in catches (86%)
Created at 09:04 on 7 Mar 2025
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