| Event name: | GB-97-001 | |
| 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 (Approximate range: 1,000 STXeq / 100 gr) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | HOWARD, Godfrey , KELLY, Marie | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
East, West coast, Orkney and Shetland Island, Scotland HAB Area code(s): GB-17 GB-19 GB-20 GB-21 GB-22 GB-23 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1997-05-01, End: 1997-07-23 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(7,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Clonal cultures were shown to be related to the eastern North-American clade by molecular genetic analyses but not to the non-toxic western European A. tamarense clade. | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | Up to 890 ng STXeq dm(-3) was found. Analyses of dredged mussels showed high toxin contents. | |||||||||||||||||||||
