General Information

Event name: IE-20-001
Country: IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: up to 5.27 micrograms/gram (5270 micrograms/kg))
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (NMP)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Regular annual occurence)
Individuals to contact: CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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General location information: Bantry, Kenmare, Castlemaine, Valentia, Dunmanus Bays, Southwest Ireland
HAB Area code(s): IE-04
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2020-05-20
Start: 2020-05-20, End: 2020-10-25
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2020-05-20, End: 2020-10-25
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata ( cells/L)
Dinophysis acuta ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Common Cockle (C. edule) Okadaic Acid OA eq 0.21 mg/g LC-MS
Pacific Oysters (C.gigas) Okadaic Acid OA eq 0.19 mg/g LC-MS
Mussels (M.edulis) Okadaic Acid OA eq 5.21 microgram/gram LC-MS
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Created at 11:05 on 15 Mar 2021
Updated at 02:18 on 15 Mar 2021
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