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General Information

Event name: RU-02-001
Country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact:

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Primorskii Krai, Southeast Russia, Amurskii Bay (Peter the Great Bay)
HAB Area code(s): RU-11
Additional location information: 43 15 3 šN; 131 90 2 šE.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2002-07-09
Start: 2002-07-09, End: 2002-07-25
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Before and after this data, species was found in the water in low concentrations

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Oxyrrhis marina (20000000 cells/L)
Identified by light microscopy
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: Bloom was observed as pink spots of about 10 m in diameter
Event-related bibliography: Begun et al., 2004

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 21.1 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 12.7 Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 24 °C, Min: 17 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 18, Min: 7
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
IOC/UNESCO ICES PICES