General Information

Event name: GB-02-006
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: Positive DSP assay)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Food Standard Agency, Scotland Biotoxin Monitoring Programme)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (See reports from this region from previous years)
Individuals to contact: BRESNAN, Eileen , TURRELL, Elizabeth , MURRAY, LORNA

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 58.188056, Longitude: -6.866944
General location information: Loch Roag, Western Isles
HAB Area code(s): GB-18
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2002/10/15
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2002/10/15, End: 2002/10/15
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: No phytoplankton samples from this area at this time
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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