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General Information

Event name: IND-09-005
Country: INDIA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
 Planktonic life
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (National HAB programme_CMLRE_Ministry of Earth Sciences)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: Dr. K. B. Padmakumar

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 7.466111, Longitude:
General location information: off Cape Camorin, South Esatern Arabian Sea
HAB Area code(s): IN-02
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2009-08-18
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid et Swezy 1921 (8x 104 cells/L)
Red Noctiluca
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Rainy Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): 3.32 Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 25.84 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 35.26 Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 05:46 on 6 Dec 2017
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