| Event name: | MX-15-011 | |
| Country: | MEXICO | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life , Natural Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: not reported) | |
| Associated syndrome: | NSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | There were no poisonings or human deaths | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Mareas Rojas (COFEPRIS)) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (The regularity is not known, however it occurs some years and others not) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Rosalba Alonso Rodriguez , COFEPRIS | |
| Location: | Latitude: 25.879722, Longitude: -97.504722 | |
| General location information: |
Matamoros, Soto La Marina, San Fernando and Altamira, Tamaulipas, north of Gulf of Mexico HAB Area code(s): GM |
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| Additional location information: | The event covered the entire coast of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2015-09-25, End: 2016-07-12 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Staggered closure in the four localities | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Karenia brevis
(800,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/201769/Presencia_de_Marea_Roja_en_costas_nacionales_durante_2015.pdf | |
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| Additional Environmental information: | mcastilloc@cofepris.gob.mx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | not reported | ||||||
| Economic losses: | not evaluated | ||||||
| Management decision: | sanitary closure | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Death of 45 Ton of fishes | ||||||
