General Information

Event name: FR-21-019
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: West Brittany / Brest, Iroise and Douarnenez,
HAB Area code(s): FR-06
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2021-03-15, End: 2021-04-11
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia australis (263300 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 6,51 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): 9,7 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information: AMONIUM: 1,23 µg/L
PHOSPHATE: 0,4 µg/L
SILICATE: 14,9 µg/L
NITRATE + NITRITE: 19,1 µg/L
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Donax trunculus Domoic Acid 75,7 LC
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting area closure
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 09:51 on 10 Aug 2022