Harmful Algal Information System: Event EC-18-001

General Information

Event name:	EC-18-001
Country:	ECUADOR
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Foam/Mucilage in the coast
Event directly affected:	Planktonic life
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact:	TORRES, Gladys

Location & Date

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Location:	Latitude: -2.195556, Longitude: -81.150556
General location information:	Oceano Pacifico Ecuatorial Of Ecuador, Oceano Pacifico suedeste HAB Area code(s): EC-06 EC-07
Additional location information:	Santa Elena Peninsula, ten milles offshore coast near 5 millas of covered
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2018-04-22 Start: 2018-05-10, End: 2018-05-11
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	coloration of the green color bloom observed

Microalgae

Causative organism known:	Yes
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	Tetraselmis is used by laboratories as food for larvae
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather:		Turbidity (NTU):		Wind direction:
Stratified water:		Oxygen content (nL/L):		Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C):	25.03	Oxygen saturation %:		Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m):	5	Salinity:	34.70	Current Velocity:

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Growth Comments

This event began on April 22, continues to be presented at some local beaches; We recorded our sampling at 10 miles on May 5, with extensive green spots about 5 miles.

Additional Environmental information:

the data is in process

Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 03:42 on 11 May 2018
Updated at 10:26 on 22 Apr 2025