Event name: | AU-02-002 | |
Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
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: | Yes (1993, 1998, 2000 and 2001) | |
Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf |
Location: | Latitude: -42.313889, Longitude: 147.986111 | |
General location information: |
Little Swanport, Tasmania HAB Area code(s): AU-19 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-01-22, End: 2002-05-14 | |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Prorocentrum rathymum Loeblich III et al. 1979
(12 000 cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Event-related bibliography: | Pearce et al. 2005 Harmful Algae 4: 61-74 |
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Additional harmful effect information: | 19-88% of shellfish spat mortality per tray |