Harmful Algal Information System: Event PL-95-001

General Information

Event name:	PL-95-001
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 (annual 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:1995
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Aphanizomenon flos-aquae ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:	Heterocapsa triquetra ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	The analyzed samples contained toxic or potentially toxic species, such as: Nodularia spumigena, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, Microcystis aeruginosa, Prorocentrum minimum, Dinophysis norvegica, D. acuminate and D. rotundata. In summer 1995, dinoflagellates
Event-related bibliography:	Niemkiewicz E., Wrzołek L., 1998, Phytoplankton as eutrophication indicator in the Gulf of Gdańsk water, Oceanol. Stud. 4: 77-92

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Checked at 10:22 on 29 Apr 2014