| ABSTRACT The Baconao Lagoon is a tropical, coastal and littoral ecosystem which receives continuous natural and human perturbations; favoring the eutrophication process, and consequently, the phytoplankton proliferation. The starting point of this research begins with a massive fish kill report into the lagoon on May 2017, being the main objective to document the implementation of a risk management protocol for the phycotoxin presence, adapted to the ecosystem conditions, considering the characterization of the risk event, focusing on mitigation and prevention of negative impacts. The presence of a mix Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) in remission was confirmed, with negative implications to the entire ecosystem. It was identified the presence of abundant motile... |
