| Event name: | JM-12-001 | |
| Country: | JAMAICA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life , Natural Fish , Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Pollution Monitoring by National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Blythe-Mallett, Azra , Chinkoo, Oswald | |
| Location: | Latitude: 17.966389, Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Kingston Harbour, South Coast HAB Area code(s): JA-02 |
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| Additional location information: | Fish Kill affected about 10-20 km of the Harbour in the vicinity ofRae Town fishing village. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2012-09-11 Start: 2012-09-07, End: 2012-09-13 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | No major Fisheries located in the area. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gonyaulax spp.
(276,683 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
(137,269 cells/L)
Thalassionema sp. (10724 cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional information: | Chemical analyses done for trace elements and pesticides. | ||||||
| Economic losses: | Not great as area supported a small scale pelagic fishery. | ||||||
| Management decision: | Further Investigations to be done. | ||||||
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