General Information

Event name: FR-21-017
Country: FRANCE
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (REPHY)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Coastal Lab Concarneau , REPHY, national manager

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: North Brittany / St Brieuc and Morlaix,
HAB Area code(s): FR-05
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2021-05-03, End: 2021-05-24
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia sp. (151800 cells/L)
Pseudo-nitzschia, groupe des larges symétriques (fraudulenta)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 12 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information: AMONIUM: 0,45 µmol/L
PHOSPHATE: 0,17 µmol/L
SILICATE: 4,7 µmol/L
NITRATE + NITRITE: 7,1 µmol/L
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Ruditapes decussatus Domoic Acid 35,9 LC
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting area closure
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 03:27 on 9 Aug 2022
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