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General Information

Event name: PT-14-016
Country: PORTUGAL
Nature of the harmful event:
 High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
 Natural Fish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: Yes
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: COUTINHO, Teresa , BRANCO, Maria Ana

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 39.428056, Longitude: -9.228056
General location information: Obidos lagoon, Center- Peniche
HAB Area code(s): PT-03
Additional location information: semi-enclosed coastal lagoon
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2014-10-29
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Mesodinium sp. (250000 cells/L)
On October 29
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Kryptoperidinium foliaceum (800 cells/L)
On October 29
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Subsurface
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 06:56 on 14 Apr 2015
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