General Information

Event name: ES-01-022
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 1,156 µg STXeq / 100 g.)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Andalucian monitoring programe. L.C.C.RR.PP.)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: MAMÁN, Luz , OCAÑA, Asunción , FERNÁNDEZ, Lourdes

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean), Andalucía, SE Spain.
HAB Area code(s): ES-14 ES-15
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: 28/09/01 to 12/12/01

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium catenatum (24,124 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): 3 Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 16.9 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 36.6 Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Callista chione Saxitoxins STX eq 89 Bioassay-Mouse
Pecten maximus Saxitoxins STX eq 1156 Bioassay-Mouse
Acanthocardia tuberculata Saxitoxins STX eq 937 Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
IOC/UNESCO ICES PICES