| Event name: | NA-11-001 | |
| Country: | NAMIBIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: ~5.4 mg YTX equivalents/ kg shellfish tissue) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANSFIELD, Lisa | |
| Location: | Latitude: -22.933056, Longitude: 14.469167 | |
| General location information: |
Walvis Bay, Namibia HAB Area code(s): NAM-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2011-03-15 Start: 2011-03-15, End: 2011-03-18 |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gonyaulax spinifera
(674000 cells/L)
total cells/L was 1540000 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Marine phycotoxins in the northern Benguela region: biological and chemical parameters promoting the production of harmful algal blooms. Dissertation. Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. Nat.) der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Rostock Vorgelegt von Chibo, Chikwililwa, geb. Am 13 June 1980 in Chingola, Zambia Aus Rostock | |
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| Economic losses: | mussel samples at concentrations of up to 5.4 mg YTX equivalents kg-1 shellfish | |||||||||||
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