| Event name: | ES-99-006 | |
| Country: | SPAIN | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Since 1996) | |
| Individuals to contact: | GARCÉS, Esther | |
| Location: | Latitude: 41.250000, Longitude: 3.166667 | |
| General location information: |
Pals., Catalonia, NE Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-22 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1999-08-29 Start: 1999-06-29, End: 1999-09-07 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Corresponding to the maximum cell concentration recorded for the causative species 29/Aug/99. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium taylorii
(3 x (10)5 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Dinophyceae, pyrrophyta. | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Garcés, E. (1998) Proliferacions de dinoflagel.lades a la Costa Catalana: estudi del creixement in situ i adaptacions per al manteniment. PhD Thesis. Universitat de Barcelona. Garces, E., Maso, M. and Camp, J. (1999) A recurrent and localized dinoflagellate bloom in Mediterranean beach. J. Plankton Res. 21, 2373-2391. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 25 °C, Min: 22 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 37, Min: 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Additional Environmental information: | At surface in the light hours. On the sediment in the dark time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Economic losses: | Indirect losses for the tourist industry. | ||||||
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