Harmful Algal Information System: Event AU-89-002

General Information

Event name:	AU-89-002
Country:	AUSTRALIA
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Freshwater
Event directly affected:	Humans
Toxicity detected:	Yes
Associated syndrome:	Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):	Mussels
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:	No
Individuals to contact:	Hallegraeff Gustaaf

Location:	Latitude: -32.524444, Longitude: 115.710833
General location information:	Peel-Harvey Estuary, Western Australia HAB Area code(s): AU-08
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 1989-10-01, End: 1990-02-01
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Nodularia spumigena ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	Falconer & Choice, 1992. Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality 7: 119-123.

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: °C, Min: °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Bloom location in the water column:

Growth:

Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Nodularia spumigena	Nodularins	Nodularin	90 mg/kg	Bioassay-Mouse

Kit used: No

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

Economic losses:

Drop in real estate values (millions of dollars lost)

Management decision:

Coastal engineering to improve flushing (Dawesville Canal, at a cost of 65M AUD)

Additional harmful effect information:

Created at 04:25 on 7 Feb 2017
Updated at 07:50 on 10 Feb 2017