Harmful Algal Information System: Event PHL-88-001

General Information

Event name:	PHL-88-001
Country:	PHILIPPINES
Nature of the harmful event:	High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Shellfish , Humans
Toxicity detected:	Yes
Associated syndrome:	PSP
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:	AZANZA, Rhodora , YNIGUEZ, Aletta

Location:	Latitude: 14.519167, Longitude: 120.769722
General location information:	Manila Bay, http://marineregions.org/mrgid/31579 HAB Area code(s): PHL-3
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:1988-08-19
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	Gonzales, 1989; Azanza, 1999; Pullin, R.S.V., Rosenthal, H., Maclean, J.L. (eds.) (1993) Environment and aquaculture in developing countries. ICLARM Conf. Proc. (31): 359 p.

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Economic losses:

estimated minimum $2.38M loss incurred by shellfish industry

Management decision:

closure

Additional harmful effect information:

121 PSP cases

Created at 03:14 on 27 Sep 2017
Updated at 03:38 on 27 Sep 2017