| Event name: | MYT-98-001 | |
| Country: | MAYOTTE | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Other ( suspected to affect the food chain) | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning) | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Mayotte ciguatera monitoring programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (monitoring started in 1999) | |
| Individuals to contact: | QUOD, Jean-Pascal | |
| Location: | Latitude: -12.640833, Longitude: 45.132500 | |
| General location information: |
Surprise inner reef, HAB Area code(s): MYT-01 |
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| Additional location information: | lagoonal inner reef | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1998-12-11 Start: 1998-10-30, End: 1998-12-18 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gambierdiscus sp.
( cells/L)
60,463/g |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Ostreopsis sp.
( cells/L)
965/g Prorocentrum spp. ( cells/L) 10/g |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Turquet et al (2000), link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259382393_Example_of_a_Gambierdiscus_toxicus_flare-up_following_the_1998_coral_bleaching_event_in_Mayotte_island_Comoros_South-West_Indian_Ocean | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Economic losses: | consumers sensitizd to the risk of ciguatera to occur in months followwing the bloom. | ||||||
| Management decision: | controls of food chain and commercial species | ||||||
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