| Event name: | ZAF-95-001 | |
| Country: | SOUTH AFRICA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins , Other ( human skin and respiratory irritations) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1988) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANSFIELD, Lisa | |
| Location: | Latitude: -34.243056, Longitude: 18.660556 | |
| General location information: |
False Bay, South Coast, Western Cape HAB Area code(s): ZAF-02 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1995-11-01 Start: 1995-11-01, End: 1996-02-01 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium mikimotoi Miyake et Kominami ex Oda 1935
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | PITCHER, G.C. and S.G. MATTHEWS 1996 - Noxious Gymnodinium species in South African waters. In Harmful Algae News, ed, T. Wyatt, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, 15: 1-3 | |
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| Economic losses: | Larval mortalities experienced by land-based abalone farmers in Walker Bay. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Warning issued against the collection of shellfish | |||||||||||
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