| Event name: | ZAF-98-003 | |
| 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: |
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 (1997) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANSFIELD, Lisa , SCHWEIBOLD Laura | |
| Location: | Latitude: -32.666667, Longitude: 18.216667 | |
| General location information: |
Dwarkersbos, West coast HAB Area code(s): ZAF-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1998-04-25 Start: 1998-04-25, End: 1998-05-09 |
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| Additional date-related information: | The event lasted 14 days | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Ceratium furca
( cells/L)
Ceratium lineatum ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Cockroft A.C. (2001). Jasus lalandii ‘walkouts’ or mass strandings in SouthAfrica during the 1990s: an overview. Mar. Freshwater Resources 52, 1085–1093. | |
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| Economic losses: | 30 t rock lobster walkout | ||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | 30 t rock lobster walkout | ||||||
