| Event name: | UY-03-001 | |
| 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 | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | MENDEZ, Silvia | |
| Location: | Latitude: -34.866667, Longitude: -55.266667 | |
| General location information: |
Piriapolis, Maldonado HAB Area code(s): UY-02 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2003-01-24 Start: 2003-01-21, End: 2003-01-28 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2003-01-24, End: 2003-02-14 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum Graham 1943
(22240 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Méndez S.M. and Galli O. 2008. Environmental conditions associated with blooms of paralizing poison producing dinoflagellate. In : Congresso Brasileiro de Ficologia, II SImposio Latino americano about harmful algae, 2006, Itajai; SC. Aplicaçoes gives Ficologia. Anais of Rio de Janeiro: National Museum p243-257. Organizaçao da Sociedade Brasileira Ficologia, Serie Livros, 30. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 22 °C, Min: 23.5 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 26.3, Min: 23.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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