Harmful Algal Information System: Event DE-13-003

General Information

Event name:	DE-13-003
Country:	GERMANY
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Foam/Mucilage in the coast
Event directly affected:	Humans
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (IOW coastal monitoring station - Heiligendamm)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (typical annual occurrence)
Individuals to contact:	CEMBELLA, Allan

Location:	Latitude: 54.150000, Longitude: 11.850000
General location information:	Heiligendamm, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern HAB Area code(s): DE-01
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2013-07-01 Start: 2013-07-01, End: 2013-07-15
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Nodularia spumigena ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:	Mesodinium rubrum ( cells/L) Aphanizomenon flos-aquae ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Surface
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Advected

Growth Comments

bloom appearance/disappearance consistent with advection not with in situ growth

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Created at 10:03 on 1 May 2014