| Event name: | ZAF-02-001 | |
| Country: | SOUTH AFRICA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANSFIELD, Lisa , SCHWEIBOLD Laura | |
| Location: | Latitude: 32.300000, Longitude: 18.316667 | |
| General location information: |
Elands Bay, West coast HAB Area code(s): ZAF-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2002-02-01 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Prorocentrum triestinum
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Stephen V. C. and Hockey P. A., 2007. Evidence for an increasing incidence and severity of Harmful Algal Blooms in the southern Benguela region. South African Journal of Science 103: 223-231. | |
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| Economic losses: | 600 t rock-lobster walkout | ||||||
| Management decision: | Government and military staff attempted to save some of the lobsters, but others were collected for food. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | 600 t rock-lobster walkout | ||||||
