Harmful Algal Information System: Event CU-15-001

General Information

Event name:	CU-15-001
Country:	CUBA
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact:	Arencibia-Carballo, Gustavo , Delgado Miranda Gilma

Location:	Latitude: 82.233333, Longitude: 23.200000
General location information:	Marina Hemingway, 2 HAB Area code(s): CUB-1
Additional location information:	Longitud 23,12 N; Latitud 82,14 W
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2015-09-05 Start: 2015-09-05, End: 2015-09-23
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	First detection: 2015-09-05, End: 2015-09-23
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Cochlodinium polykrikoides Margalef 1961 (1,8 cells/L) millones por litros
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	Dinoflagellate blooms in eutrophic zones of Bahía de Cienfuegos, Cuba.Harmful Algae News. April 2010, No. 41. http://ioc.unesco.org/hab/news.htm

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Created at 05:32 on 28 Oct 2015