General Information

Event name: IE-04-001
Country: IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 3.83µg/g Total Tissue)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (National Monitoring Programme for Marine Biotoxins)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: SILKE, Joe , CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Bantry / Kenmare / Dunmanus / Roaringwater Bay, IRL SW
HAB Area code(s): IE-04
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2004-06
Start: 2004-06, End: 2004-12
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2004-06, End: 2004-12
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (9320 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuta ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 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): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
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Bloom location in the water column:
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Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
M.edulis Okadaic Acid OA eq 3.83 µg/g LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: Lc-MS/MS & positive bioassays, mix of OA and DTX-2, and their esters
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
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