| Event name: | GB-96-006 | |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | KELLY, Marie , MACDONALD, Elspeth | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
West coast and Orkney Islands., Scotland. HAB Area code(s): GB-20 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1996-08-15 |
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| Additional date-related information: | August 96. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium sp.
(up to 3,00 cells/L)
Gymnodinium cf. Mikimotoi |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | Thought to be advected population. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Widespread region affected so, environment not known. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | Widespread kills of littoral organisms, particularly cockles, razor fish and annelid worms. Some farmed salmonid mortalities atributed to anoxia following bloom decline. | ||||||
