| Event name: | NZ-93-003 | |
| Country: | NEW ZEALAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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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 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1993-12-31 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium minutum
(13 000 cells/L)
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| 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. | |
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| Additional information: | +positive mouse bioassay | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Voluntary closure of the bay and surrounding areas. | |||||||||||
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