| Event name: | TN-09-002 | |
| Country: | TUNISIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 1.044 µg GYM/Kg) | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring Program, funded by the Fisheries Department, Government of Catalonia (Spain) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | ISMAEL, Amany | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Gulf of Gabes, Southern Mediterranean HAB Area code(s): TN-01 |
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| Additional location information: | Two sampling stations located at the south of Sfax and Boughrara lagoon | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2009-10-01 Start: 2009-10-01, End: 2009-10-31 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia selliformis Haywood et al. 2004
(250x10^3 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Naila, B.I., Hamza, A., Gdoura, R., Diogėne & De la Iglesia, P. (2012). Prevalence and persistence of gymnodimines in clams from the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia) studied by mouse bioassay and LC–MS/MS. Harmful Algae, 18: 56-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2012.04.004 | |
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