Harmful Algal Information System: Event MY-14-001

General Information

Event name:	MY-14-001
Country:	MALAYSIA
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:	Natural Fish , Aquaculture Fish
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:	OTHER
Unexplained toxicity:	Yes (ichthyotoxicity)
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:	No
Individuals to contact:	Lim, Po Teen , Teng, Sing Tung , Leaw, Chui Pin

Location:	Latitude: 1.368056, Longitude: 103.640278
General location information:	Johor Strait, Johor HAB Area code(s): MY-3
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2014-02-20
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Karlodinium sp. (2340000 cells/L) Karlodinium australe
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	Lim HC, Leaw CP, Tan TH, Kon NF, Yek LH, Hii KS, Teng ST, Mohd Razali R, Usup G, Iwataki M, Lim PT. 2014. A bloom of Karlodinium australe (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae) associated with mass mortality of cage-cultured fishes in West Johor Strait, Malaysia. Harmful Algae 40: 51-62.

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Neap tide.

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Created at 03:45 on 10 Apr 2018
Updated at 10:56 on 20 Oct 2019