General Information

Event name: SE-94-003
Country: SWEDEN
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Presence of these species common but not observed in such high densities.)
Individuals to contact: HADJU, Susanna

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Central Baltic Sea., Baltic Sea.
HAB Area code(s): SE-05
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: August.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis norvegica (100,000 cells/L)
Dinophysis acuminata ( cells/L)
Lower abundance.
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Subsurface
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information: Main occurence at 14-17 m depth, whereas abundance closer to the surface was very small.

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: No effects observed.
Updated at 02:04 on 27 Feb 2020
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