General Information

Event name: DZ-08-001
Country: ALGERIA
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: VILA, Magda , MASO, Mercedes , SAMPEDRO, Nagore

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 36.590278, Longitude:
General location information: Bouharoun,Bou-Ismaïl Bay, Tipaza Wilaya
HAB Area code(s): DZ-06
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2008-08-07
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Ostreopsis spp. (3160 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: H.Illoul, M.Masó, M.Demestre, J. M. Fortuño, S. De Juan. 2009. HARMFUL ALGAE IN BOU-ISMAÏL BAY COASTAL WATERS DURING AUGUST 2008 CRUISE (ALGERIAN COAST) (AECI/MESRS A/010153/07 Project). IOC/HANA Second workshop on Harmful Algal Bloos in North Africa, 7-9 November 2009, Alexandria, Egypt. Oral presentation.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: sunny Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 27 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 36.5 Current Velocity:
Nutrient information: AMONIUM: 14.93 mole/l
NITRATE: 0.07mole/l
NITRITE: 0.07mole/l
PHOSPHATE: 1.14mole/l
SILICATE: 0.2 mole/l
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 27.5 °C, Min: 22.6 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 36.6, Min: 36
Bloom location in the water column:
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Toxin Assay Information

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