General Information

Event name: NO-14-006
Country: NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 25611-21831µg/kg)
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Mytilus edulis
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Norwegian Food Safety Autority monitoring program)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Kleiven, Mona Ring , Gustad|

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: North Sea,south, Rogaland-Sunnhordaland
HAB Area code(s): NO-09
Additional location information: Fluarholmen, Kvitsøy: ASP (week 15:25611µg/kg, week 19:23365µg/kg, week 26:23233µg/kg, week 30: 25445µg/kg,week 35:22790µg/kg,week 38:21831µg/kg)
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2014-04-07, End: 2014-09-22
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2014-04-07, End: 2014-09-22
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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:
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 Not Available
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses: Mussel plants were banned from harvesting.
Management decision: Harvesting was stopped and the public was warned
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 08:51 on 16 Oct 2014
Updated at 09:40 on 13 Jan 2015
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