Harmful Algal Information System: Event SV-18-001

General Information

Event name:	SV-18-001
Country:	EL SALVADOR
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (National Monitoring Programme of the Marine Environment)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (Similar event occurred in 2016 but less extended)
Individuals to contact:	AMAYA-MONTERROSA, Oscar , QUINTANILLA, Rebeca

Location:	Latitude: 13.292500, Longitude: -87.783889
General location information:	Golfo de Fonseca, La Unión HAB Area code(s): ELS-01 ELS-02
Additional location information:	The bloom covered approximately 40km of shoreline inside a bay
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2018-01-17
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Phaeocystis sp. (783740000 cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	Phaeocystis formed gelatinous macroscopic colonies that stranded in the shoreline
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Created at 05:19 on 22 Jan 2018
Updated at 04:08 on 23 Jan 2018