Event name: | UY-93-001 | |
Country: | URUGUAY | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
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Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | ||
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Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (National Monitoring Program on Harmful Phytoplankton and Shellfish Toxicity) | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1991-1992) | |
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:1993-03-12 Start: 1993-01-20, End: 1993-04-27 |
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Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1993-03-12, End: 1993-04-13 | |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(10000 cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Event-related bibliography: | Méndez, S. y Ferrari, G. 2002. Floraciones algales nocivas en Uruguay: antecedentes, proyectos en curso y revisión de resultados. En: Floraciones algales nocivas en el cono sur americano. Eds: E.A. Sar, M. E. Ferrario y B. Reguera. Pub Especial del Instituto español de Oceanografía.p. 269-289. |
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Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 26 °C, Min: 17.8 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 31.41, Min: 17.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Growth: |
In situ |
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Management decision: | Closure of Bivalve molluscs | |||||||||||
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