| Event name: | GB-20-007 | |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Food Standards Scotland Biotoxin monitoring programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen , Davidson, Keith | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
West Coast, Scotland HAB Area code(s): GB-15 GB-16 GB-17 GB-18 GB-19 |
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| Additional location information: | Multiple sites from Argyll and Bute to Sutherland including Western Isles, Skye | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2020-10-12 |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Multiple closures of shellfish harvesting areas | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Some sites were closed from June - Sept, while others were closed in June and OA levels were under closure limits until Sept. These are still considered the one event. | ||||||||||||||||
