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General Information

Event name: IND-13-001
Country: INDIA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
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: Yes (MMME- Harmful Algal Bloom programme of CMLRE, MoES, Kochi, Kerala, India)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact:

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 8.985833, Longitude:
General location information: off Kollam, South Eastern Arabian Sea
HAB Area code(s): IN-02
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2013-09-12
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gonyaulax polygramma Stein 1883 (780000 cells/L)
Browish surface water discolouration
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 4.4 µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Yes Oxygen content (nL/L): 4.37 Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 26.5 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 35.18 Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 10:11 on 24 Feb 2015
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