| Event name: | CL-88-001 | |
| Country: | CHILE | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
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| 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: | Jorge I. Mardones | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Seno Reloncavi and Chiloe Island, Los Lagos HAB Area code(s): CL-15 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Heterosigma akashiwo
(100,000,000 cells/L)
The highest abundance ever detected in the area |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Clement, A., Lembeye, G., 1993. Phytoplankton monitoring programe in the fish farm region of the south of Chile. In: Smayda, T.J.& Y. Shimizu (eds.). Toxic phytoplankton blooms in the sea, pp. 223-228. Elsevier, Amsterdam. | |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Economic losses: | Associated salmon mortalities were higher tan 5000 tons and economic losses about US$11 M. | ||||||
| Management decision: | Phytoplankton monitoring programs just started after this massive salmon mortality event caused by H. akashiwo. | ||||||
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