General Information

Event name: GB-11-007
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: DSP toxins (MBA until June, OA/PTX/DTX after)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Food Standards Agency Scotland Shellfish Hygiene Monitoring Programme)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: BRESNAN, Eileen , MURRAY, LORNA , Davidson, Keith

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 55.795833, Longitude: -4.863889
General location information: Clyde, Scotland
HAB Area code(s): GB-15
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2011-04-12
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2011-04-12, End: 2011-09-26
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: No phytoplankton samples associated with this event.
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:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Bioassay-Mouse
Mytilus edulis Okadaic Acid 199 LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: units 199 µg OA eq/kg (wont fit in box above)
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Checked at 01:49 on 15 Apr 2015
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