| Event name: | NZ-16-001 | |
| Country: | NEW ZEALAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Foam/Mucilage in the coast | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1910) | |
| Individuals to contact: | RHODES Lesley | |
| Location: | Latitude: -39.376944, Longitude: 177.288889 | |
| General location information: |
Hawke Bay, North Island HAB Area code(s): NZ-05 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1916-11-01, End: 1916-12-31 | |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Hurley, D.E., 1982. The Nelson slime: observations on past occurrences. Oceanographic summary no. 20 (ISSN 0111-1302), New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, 11 pp. | |
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| Economic losses: | "This substance choked the nets and caused considerable damage, and generally hindered fishing operations...the year has been the worst on record for the fishing industry in Hawke Bay." | ||||||
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