General Information

Event name: IE-22-001
Country: IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: from LOD up to 64.3mg/kg max)
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (National Monitoring Programme)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (irregular occurrence)
Individuals to contact: CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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General location information: Killala, Clew bay , Clarinbridge, Killary, West Coast
HAB Area code(s): IE-06
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2022-04-11
Start: 2022-04-11, End: 2022-04-21
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2022-04-11, End: 2022-04-21
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia australis ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Domoic Acid DA eq 38.9 mg/kg LC-FD
crassostrea gigas Domoic Acid DA eq 64.3 mg/kg LC-FD
Spisula solida Domoic Acid DA eq 34.9 mg/kg LC-FD
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Created at 02:33 on 8 Mar 2023
Updated at 04:00 on 8 Mar 2023
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