General Information

Event name: ES-13-001
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: Yessotoxins)
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: DIOGENE, Jorge , FERNÁNDEZ TEJEDOR, Margarita

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Alfacs Bay, Catalonia
HAB Area code(s): ES-21
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2013-02-13
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2013-02-13, End: 2013-03-01
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
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:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: LC-MS/MS lipophilic toxins + MBA
Economic losses:
Management decision: Closure of the shellfish growing area
Additional harmful effect information: M. galloprovincialis from the Adriatic Sea immersed in Alfacs Bay containing yessotoxins over the EU regulated level before immersion was confirmed.
Created at 10:44 on 13 Mar 2013
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