General Information

Event name: RU-20-004
Country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , Mass mortalities , Foam/Mucilage in the coast
Event directly affected:
Natural Fish , Shellfish
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: ORLOVA, Tatiana Yu

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 52.733056, Longitude: 158.533056
General location information: Avacha Bay, Kamchatka
HAB Area code(s): RU-05
Additional location information: 400 km - length of covered shoreline of bloom
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2020-10-13
Start: 2020-10-04, End: 2020-10-13
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Karenia sp. (622000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Cyclotella sp. (204000 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 6 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 04:44 on 21 Oct 2020
Updated at 11:59 on 26 Oct 2020
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