| Event name: | KEN-02-001 | |
| Country: | KENYA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities , Other ( Turtles mortalities) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (Eye irritations and headaches) | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | IMBAYI Linet Kiteresi | |
| Location: | Latitude: -1.996667, Longitude: 41.228333 | |
| General location information: |
Kiunga National Marine Park, Kenya HAB Area code(s): KE-01 |
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| Additional location information: | from Mogadishu in Somalia to Lamu in northern Kenyia | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2002-01-10 Start: 2002-01-10, End: 2002-01-20 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2002-01-10, End: 2002-02-10 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium sp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Increased level of Chlorophyll through satellite imagery. | |
| Event-related bibliography: | IUCN (2004) Red Tides & Harmful Algal Blooms. Managing Marine Protected Areas: A Toolkit for the Western Indian Ocean, H10. IUCN | |
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| Economic losses: | Fisheries and tourism were serious affected as local communities are almost entirely dependant on fisheries. | ||||||
| Management decision: | Consumption of and trade in fish banned for two weeks, shellfish for 4 weeks. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | huge mortalities: fish, turtle, manta rays, sharks, tuna | ||||||
