| Event name: | UY-01-001 | |
| Country: | URUGUAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (National Monitoring Program of Harmful Phytoplankton and Shellfish Toxicity) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (since the first PSP event in 1980, there were several reports in this location) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MENDEZ, Silvia | |
| Location: | Latitude: -34.600000, Longitude: -54.150000 | |
| General location information: |
Arachania, Rocha HAB Area code(s): UY-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2001-02-23 Start: 2001-01-31, End: 2001-02-24 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2001-02-23, End: 2001-03-05 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum Graham 1943
(32000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | IMpacto de las floraciones algales nocivas en Méndez, S.M.Uruguay, origen, dispersión, monitoreo, control y mitigación.2006. Menafra R. Rodriguez-Gallego L Scarabino F& D Conde (Eds. Bases para la conservación y el manejo de la costa Uruguaya. VIDA SILVESTRE URUGUAY, Montevideo 57-69pp. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 24 °C, Min: 22 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 30.8, Min: 29.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Management decision: | harvesting ban was established to prohibit shellfish commercialisation | |||||||||||
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