Harmful Algal Information System: Event GB-92-005

General Information

Event name:	GB-92-005
Country:	UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the harmful event:	High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities , Other ( )
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (Blooms of this species are an annual event, but colony numbers are very variable.)
Individuals to contact:	LAING, I.

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Conwy to Abergele., ENGLAND AND WALES, North Wales Coast HAB Area code(s): GB-12
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 1992-06-12, End: 1992-06-14
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Phaeocystis pouchetii ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Weather:	Weather very warm and settled.	Turbidity (NTU):	Wind direction:
Stratified water:	No	Oxygen content (nL/L):	Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C):		Oxygen saturation %:	Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m):		Salinity:	Current Velocity:	0

Nutrient information:

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Max: °C, Min: °C

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Growth:

Growth Comments

No data.

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin

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Toxin details

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Additional information:

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Management decision:

Samples taken for determination of oxigen content of water - was 34% saturation.

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Updated at 01:58 on 5 Oct 2018