General Information

Event name: ES-88-002
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Many times after the first occurrence in 1976)
Individuals to contact: CAMPOS, M.J. , FRAGA, Santiago

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Galician Rias, NW of Spain
HAB Area code(s): ES-08
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Mid July to September

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium catenatum (36100 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
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:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 18 °C, Min: 13.5 °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments Probably in situ growth
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Shellfish quarantine for 3 to 8 weeks in different areas according with the toxicity
Additional harmful effect information: PSP toxicity in shellfish
Updated at 02:25 on 4 Apr 2017
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