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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Brown tides and mariculture in Saldanha Bay, South Africa
Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 42, No. 5, Year 2001
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Description
In 1997, the brown tide organism, Aureococcus anophageffens, was detected for the first time in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. Its presence was limited to an isolated, tidal dam that was similarly impacted during the late summer of the following two years but not in 2000. Bloom concentrations are typically of the order of 10-9 cells l-1. This is one of the few reported occurrences of these nuisance blooms outside the north-eastern United States. A small oyster grow-out facility based in the dam has been severely affected by the reduced growth of oysters during these blooms. Reduced flushing of this culture site is a possible explanation for bloom initiation and persistence. However, Aureococcus blooms can be considerably more extensive as was evident during 1998 when the whole of the bay system, including Langebaan Lagoon, was affected for 6-8 weeks during late summer. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Probyn, Trevor A.
South Africa, Cape Town
Marine and Coastal Management
Pitcher, Grant C.
South Africa, Cape Town
Marine and Coastal Management
Pienaar, Richard N.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Nuzzi, Robert
United States
County Center
Statistics
Citations: 74
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0025-326X(00)00170-3
ISSN:
0025326X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
South Africa