Harmful Algal Information System: Event PL-88-001

General Information

Event name:	PL-88-001
Country:	POLAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:	Planktonic life
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:	Yes (annaul event)
Individuals to contact:	Mazur-Marzec, Hanna

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Gulf of Gdansk, Southern Baltic HAB Area code(s): PL-01
Additional location information:	ICES fishing area: IIId 26
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:1988
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Nodularia spumigena ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:	Aphanizomenon flos-aquae ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	The occurrence of potentially toxic species (such as Nodularia spumigena, Aphanizomenon flos-aque, Microcystis aeruginosa, Prorocentrum balticum, Dinophysis acuminate, D. norvegica, Gyrodinium aureolum, Chrysochromulina sp., Chaetoceros spp.) were recorde
Event-related bibliography:	Wrzołek L., 1996, Phytoplankton of the Gdańsk Basin in 1979-1993, Oceanol. Stud. 1-2: 87-100

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Checked at 10:22 on 29 Apr 2014