Harmful Algal Information System: Event NZ-82-001

General Information

Event name:	NZ-82-001
Country:	NEW ZEALAND
Nature of the harmful event:	High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:	Natural Fish , Humans
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact:	RHODES Lesley

Location:	Latitude: -35.966667, Longitude: 174.582778
General location information:	Bream Bay, Northland, North Island HAB Area code(s): NZ-01
Additional location information:	The bloom covered some 8000 km2 and extended from Whangarei Heads in the north to the Bay of Plenty in the south
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 1982-12-01, End: 1983-03-31
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Cerataulina pelagica (Cleve) Hendey 1937 (1 000 000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	Taylor, F. J., Taylor, N. J., & Walsby, J. R. (1985). A bloom of the planktonic diatom, Cerataulina pelagica, off the coast of northeastern New Zealand in 1983, and its contribution to an associated mortality of fish and benthic fauna. International Review of Hydrobiology, 70(6), 773-795.