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General Information

Event name: PA-01-001
Country: PANAMA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Mussels and fishes
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: Broce, Kathia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Golfo de Chiriquí, Costa Pacífica
HAB Area code(s): PTY-4
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2001-01-01
Start: 2001-01-01, End: 2001-03-01
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium catenatum ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Averza, Aramís (2010). Informe Final. Estado del ambiente marino, en el Pacífico de Panamá.

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:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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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:
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Created at 09:28 on 28 Oct 2015
Updated at 04:34 on 29 Oct 2015
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