General Information

Event name: MX-17-012
Country: MEXICO
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Planktonic life , Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Mareas Rojas (COFEPRIS))
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (2016)
Individuals to contact: Rosalba Alonso Rodriguez

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 26.798889, Longitude: -113.461667
General location information: Estero el Coyote, Baja California Sur
HAB Area code(s): MX-BCS-1
Additional location information: Zonas I y IV de Bahía Almejas y Bahía Magdalena, zonas Estero el Coyote, Estero la Bocana y Estero el Cardón
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2017-09-30, End: 2017-10-16
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2017-09-30, End: 2017-10-16
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/785933/Presencia_de_Marea_Roja_en_costas_nacionales_durante_2017.pdf

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Okadaic Acid Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: Confirmatory analysis by Commission for Analytical Control and Expansion of Coverage, CCAYAC, COFEPRIS
Economic losses: not estimated
Management decision: sanitary closure
Additional harmful effect information: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/785933/Presencia_de_Marea_Roja_en_costas_nacionales_durante_2017.pdf
Created at 01:08 on 4 Jan 2019
Updated at 08:16 on 26 Feb 2023
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