| Event name: | AU-03-002 | |
| Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (SASQAP) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -32.369167, Longitude: 133.916111 | |
| General location information: |
Smoky Bay, South Australia HAB Area code(s): AU-27 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2003-12-01, End: 2003-12-15 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata Claparède et Lachmann 1859
(21 000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Madigan et al., 2006. Harmful Algae 5: 119-123. | |
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| Management decision: | Shellfish farm closures during 42 days. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | No human poisoning | |||||||||||
