Event name: | NZ-93-003 | |
Country: | NEW ZEALAND | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | ||
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Routine biotoxin monitoring program) | |
Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
Individuals to contact: | RHODES Lesley |
Location: | Latitude: -41.013056, Longitude: 174.085278 | |
General location information: |
Anakoha Bay, South Island HAB Area code(s): NZ-08 |
|
Additional location information: | ||
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1993-12-31 |
|
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
Additional date-related information: |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium minutum
(13 000 cells/L)
|
|
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | ||
Event-related bibliography: | MacKenzie, L. (1994). A bloom of Alexandrium minutum in Anakoha Bay, Marlborough Sounds (Dec 1993–Jan 1994). Seafood NZ, 2(5), 50-52. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nutrient information: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloom location in the water column: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth Comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Environmental information: |
|
||||||||||||
Kit used: | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
Additional information: | +positive mouse bioassay | |||||||||||
Economic losses: | ||||||||||||
Management decision: | Voluntary closure of the bay and surrounding areas. | |||||||||||
Additional harmful effect information: |