Event name: | UY-94-001 | |
Country: | URUGUAY | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | ||
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
Event occurred before in this location: | ||
Individuals to contact: | MENDEZ, Silvia |
Location: | Latitude: -34.950000, Longitude: -54.933333 | |
General location information: |
Punta del Este, Maldonado HAB Area code(s): UY-02 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1994-02-25, End: 1994-03-17 | |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum Graham 1943
(3600 cells/L)
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Gyrodinium sp.
(40000000 cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Event-related bibliography: | amendez,S.M. Ferrari G., 2002.FLORACIONES ALGALES NOCIVAS EN URUGUAY: ANTECEDENTES, PROYECTOS EN CURSO Y REVISIÓN DE RESULTADOS. FLORACIONES ALGALES NOCIVAS EN EL CONO SUR AMERICANO Sar, E.A., M.E. Ferrario & B. Reguera Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Pub Especial del Inst Espanol de Oceanografia p269-289 |
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Growth: |
In situ |
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Growth Comments | we suspect a in situ growth because ther were found big concentrations of G catenatum cyst in the area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Management decision: | shellfish closure | |||||||||||
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