| Event name: | NZ-07-001 | |
| Country: | NEW ZEALAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish | |
| 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: | Yes (1993) | |
| Individuals to contact: | RHODES Lesley | |
| Location: | Latitude: -35.169167, Longitude: 174.024167 | |
| General location information: |
Te Puna Inlet, North Island HAB Area code(s): NZ-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2007-04-17, End: 2007-04-30 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia mikimotoi
(1 000 000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Smith, K. F., Rhodes, L. L., Selwood, A. I., Marfell, M. J., Zeewoldt, C. M., de Salas, M. F., ... & Scholin, C. A. (2007). New Zealand. Massive Karenia mikimotoi bloom in Northland, New Zealand: Use of traditional and molecular techniques for rapid identification of HAB species. Harmful algae news, (34), 1-3. | |
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| Additional Environmental information: | High rainfall levels before the bloom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Affected fishing because of death of fish and eels | ||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | Death of fish and eels may be due to anoxia. | ||||||
