| Event name: | AU-96-001 | |
| Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities , Other ( Aquaculture fish mortality) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -34.729444, Longitude: 135.909167 | |
| General location information: |
Port Lincoln, South Australia HAB Area code(s): AU-03 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1996-04-14 Start: 1996-04-12, End: 1996-04-23 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Chattonella marina
(66 000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Marshall J. A., Nichols P. D., Hamilton B., Lewis R. J. & Hallegraeff, G. M., 2003. Ichthyotoxicity of Chattonella marina (Raphidophyceae) to damselfish (Acanthochromis polycanthus): the synergistic role of reactive oxygen species and free fatty acids. Harmful Algae 2 : 273–281. | |
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| Additional information: | fish bioassays (damselfish; fish gill cell line) | ||||||
| Economic losses: | 45M AUD aquacultured bluefin tuna loss | ||||||
| Management decision: | towing away of cages outside Boston Bay | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Ichthyotoxins detected,comprising ROS and EPA synergism | ||||||
