Harmful Algal Information System: Event GB-88-004

General Information

Event name:	GB-88-004
Country:	UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:	Aquaculture Fish
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:	No
Individuals to contact:	BRESNAN, Eileen

Location & Date

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Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Loch Torridon, Scotland HAB Area code(s): GB-17
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:1988-06-20
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	Date info says late June/early July

Microalgae

Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:	Chaetoceros wighamii ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	Bruno, D.W., Dear, G. and Seaton, D.D., 1989. Mortality associated with phytoplankton blooms among farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Scotland. Aquaculture, 78: 217-222.

Environmental Conditions

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Sechhi disk (m):	Salinity:	Current Velocity:

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Toxin Assay Information

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Mortalities at multiple locations around the sealoch

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Additional harmful effect information:

see info in Bruno, D.W., Dear, G. and Seaton, D.D., 1989. Mortality associated with phytoplankton blooms among farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Scotland. Aquaculture, 78: 217-222.

Created at 11:34 on 13 May 2020