Harmful Algal Blooms in Malaysian Waters
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) events have been increasingly reported in the country, not only of the frequency and severity of the events, but also involved more species than previously known. In this paper, a decadal review of HABs events in Malaysia is summarized. Bloom events caused by harmful di...
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| description | Harmful algal blooms (HABs) events have been increasingly reported in the country, not only of the frequency and severity
of the events, but also involved more species than previously known. In this paper, a decadal review of HABs events in
Malaysia is summarized. Bloom events caused by harmful dinoflagellate species including the shellfish poisoning events
were highlighted. Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is no longer restricted to Sabah coasts and Pyrodnium bahamense.
Bloom of Alexandrium minutum was reported for the first time in the Peninsula with six persons hospitalized including
one casualty after consuming the contaminated benthic clams. Algal blooms that are associated with incidence of massive
fish kills have been reported from both east and west coasts of the Peninsula in conjunction to finfish mariculture loses.
The culprits of these bloom events have been identified as the dinoflagellates, Cochlodinium polykrikoides, Neoceratium
furca, Prorocentrum minimum, Noctiluca scintillans and a raphidophyte, Chatonella ovata. In this paper, some of these
HABs species were characterized morphologically and genetically, including their toxicity. Therefore, with the increase of
coastal utilization and eutrophication, prevention, management and mitigation strategies, such as site selection, moving
pens, clay spraying should be adopted to minimize the impact of these natural events. |
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| spelling | unimas-22722015-09-23T03:39:05Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2272/ Harmful Algal Blooms in Malaysian Waters Lim, Po Teen Gires, Usup Leaw, Chui-Pin AC Collections. Series. Collected works TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering Harmful algal blooms (HABs) events have been increasingly reported in the country, not only of the frequency and severity of the events, but also involved more species than previously known. In this paper, a decadal review of HABs events in Malaysia is summarized. Bloom events caused by harmful dinoflagellate species including the shellfish poisoning events were highlighted. Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is no longer restricted to Sabah coasts and Pyrodnium bahamense. Bloom of Alexandrium minutum was reported for the first time in the Peninsula with six persons hospitalized including one casualty after consuming the contaminated benthic clams. Algal blooms that are associated with incidence of massive fish kills have been reported from both east and west coasts of the Peninsula in conjunction to finfish mariculture loses. The culprits of these bloom events have been identified as the dinoflagellates, Cochlodinium polykrikoides, Neoceratium furca, Prorocentrum minimum, Noctiluca scintillans and a raphidophyte, Chatonella ovata. In this paper, some of these HABs species were characterized morphologically and genetically, including their toxicity. Therefore, with the increase of coastal utilization and eutrophication, prevention, management and mitigation strategies, such as site selection, moving pens, clay spraying should be adopted to minimize the impact of these natural events. Sains Malaysiana 41 2012 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2272/1/Harmful%20Algal%20Blooms%20in%20Malaysian%20Waters.pdf Lim, Po Teen and Gires, Usup and Leaw, Chui-Pin (2012) Harmful Algal Blooms in Malaysian Waters. Sains Malaysiana 41(12)(2012) : 1509–1515, 41 (12). pp. 1509-1515. http://www.myjurnal.my/public/article-view.php?id=85363 |
| spellingShingle | AC Collections. Series. Collected works TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering Lim, Po Teen Gires, Usup Leaw, Chui-Pin Harmful Algal Blooms in Malaysian Waters |
| title | Harmful Algal Blooms in Malaysian Waters |
| title_full | Harmful Algal Blooms in Malaysian Waters |
| title_fullStr | Harmful Algal Blooms in Malaysian Waters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Harmful Algal Blooms in Malaysian Waters |
| title_short | Harmful Algal Blooms in Malaysian Waters |
| title_sort | harmful algal blooms in malaysian waters |
| topic | AC Collections. Series. Collected works TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2272/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2272/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2272/1/Harmful%20Algal%20Blooms%20in%20Malaysian%20Waters.pdf |