General Information

Event name: PT-07-021
Country: PORTUGAL
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish , Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (HAB monitoring)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (sometimes)
Individuals to contact: Moita, Teresa , BRANCO, Maria Ana

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 39.424167, Longitude: -9.213056
General location information: Obidos Lagoon, Northwest coast, Portugal
HAB Area code(s): PT-03
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2007-09-14, End: 2007-12-30
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium catenatum (221676 cells/L)
Counted 2007-10-16
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: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Shellfish fisheries closed
Additional harmful effect information:
Updated at 10:40 on 13 Oct 2020
Checked at 05:32 on 22 Feb 2018
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