| Event name: | GB-00-001 | |
| 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: 50 ug DA/g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (FRS Marine Laboratory Aberdeen Shellfish Hygiene monitoring programme.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
West, North West, Orkney, East coast, West Scotland. HAB Area code(s): GB-16 GB-17 GB-18 GB-19 GB-20 GB-22 |
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| Additional location information: | This was a widespread event impacting scallops around the Scottish coast. DA was observed in May in SM and Orkney scallop boxes, and later in the summer in offshore Scallop fishing boxes around the Scottish coast. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2000-05-22, End: 2001-02-08 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
(93,100 cells/L)
This is the maximum number recorded from one site in this region |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | These shellfish came from two different sites | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Closures of offshore scallop fishing areas were enforced for extended periods of time during the year. In some cases closures extended into 2001. | ||||||||||||||||
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