| Event name: | BE-18-001 | |
| Country: | BELGIUM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (Skin rash on surfers) | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | De Rijcke, Maarten | |
| Location: | Latitude: 51.230556, Longitude: 2.951667 | |
| General location information: |
Spuikom, Ostend Harbor HAB Area code(s): BE-01 |
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| Additional location information: | Artificial, shallow lagoon with reduced tide. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2018-08-22 Start: 2018-08-17, End: 2018-08-23 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Event terminated by flushing | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Mesodinium rubrum
( cells/L)
Strombidium? |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Also notable presence of Anabaenopsis sp., Planktothrix agardhii and Anabaena compacta. | |
| Event-related bibliography: | ICES, 2019. Report of the Working Group on Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics (WGHABD),2-4 April 2019, Oslo, Norway. | |
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| Economic losses: | Local surf and sailing clubs suffered economic losses. | ||||||
| Management decision: | Area was closed for recreation. Sport event was cancelled. | ||||||
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