| Event name: | UY-17-002 | |
| Country: | URUGUAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Lipophilic toxins had been recurrent the last years in this area) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MENDEZ, Silvia | |
| Location: | Latitude: -34.950000, Longitude: -54.933333 | |
| General location information: |
Punta del Este, Maldonado HAB Area code(s): UY-02 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2017-09-21, | |
| Additional date-related information: | the molluscs are still toxic | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis ovum Schütt sensu Martin 1929
(200 cells/L)
Dinophysis caudata (300 cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 17 °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 21.8, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Management decision: | closure of mullus extraction and commercialization | |||||||||||
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