Event name: | TN-95-001 | |
Country: | TUNISIA | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish | |
Toxicity detected: | No | |
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Unexplained toxicity: | ||
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Alexandrium tamarense and A. minutum | |
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
Event occurred before in this location: | ||
Individuals to contact: | ISMAEL, Amany |
Location: | Latitude: 37.150000, Longitude: 10.200000 | |
General location information: |
Ghar El-Melh, Tunisia, HANA HAB Area code(s): TN-01 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1995-05-15 Start: 1995-05-01, End: 1995-06-30 |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(134000 cells/L)
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium minutum
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Event-related bibliography: | Romdhane, M. S., Eilertsen, H. C., Yahia, K. D. & Yahia, M. N. D. 1998. Toxic dinoflagellate blooms in Tunisian lagoons: causes, and consequences for aquaculture. In: Reguera, B., Blanco, J., Fernandez, L. & Wyatt, T. [Eds.] Harmful algae. Proceedings of the VIII International Conference on Harmful Algae. Xunta de Galicia and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Vigo, Spain, pp. 80-83. |
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