General Information

Event name: GB-07-004
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Food Standards Agency, Scotland Biotoxin Monitoring Programme)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (See reports from previous years)
Individuals to contact: MURRAY, LORNA , Davidson, Keith

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 60.219722, Longitude: -1.566667
General location information: Shetland, Shetland Islands
HAB Area code(s): GB-21
Additional location information: PSP toxin detected in Vaila Sound, Streamsound and Aith Voe.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2007/07/18
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2007/07/18, End: 2007/08/27
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus:
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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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins 175 µg STX eq/100g Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: Mouse Bioassay Method
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IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
IOC/UNESCO ICES PICES