| Event name: | CL-04-001 | |
| Country: | CHILE | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (Ichthyotoxicity) | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (PROMOFI-INTESAL) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | Jorge I. Mardones | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Seno Reloncaví, Los Lagos HAB Area code(s): CL-09 |
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| Additional location information: | This bloom also covered some areas of Hornopirén, Calbuco and northern Chiloé. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2004-01-15 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Chattonella verruculosa
(22000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | By then, Pseudochattonella verruculosa was identified as Chattonella verruculosa. | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Mardones, J., Clement, A., 2012. Monitoring potentially ichthyotoxic phytoflagellates in southern fjords of Chile. HAN 45, 6-7. | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Economic losses: | Salmon mortality of ~ 2 to 5% of the production in the area. | ||||||
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