| Event name: | UY-91-002 | |
| Country: | URUGUAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Natrional Monitoring on HAB and Shellfish Toxicity) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (PSP was detected in this location 11 years before but this is the first toxic bloom of Alexandrium tatarense in the area) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MENDEZ, Silvia | |
| Location: | Latitude: -34.950000, Longitude: -54.933333 | |
| General location information: |
Punta del Este, Maldonado HAB Area code(s): UY-02 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1991-08-27 Start: 1991-08-21, End: 1991-09-04 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1991-08-27, End: 1991-10-15 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(31000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Brazeiro A., Méndez S.M. and G. Ferrari. 1997. The first toxic bloom of Alexandrium tamarense in Uruguay: Associated environmental factors. Rev. Atlántica, Río Grande, 19:19-29. http://www.lei.furg.br/atlantica/vol19/r21997.htm | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 15 °C, Min: 14 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 30.3, Min: 25.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | shellfish closure during toxic period | |||||||||||
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