General Information

Event name: NO-11-003
Country: NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Foam/Mucilage in the coast
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Mytilus edulis
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Kleiven, Mona Ring

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Skagerrak,
HAB Area code(s): NO-12
Additional location information: Moss (W29-32), Hvaler(29-32), Asker(30-31), Tønsberg(29-32), Larvik(29-32), Kragerø(29-31)
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2011-07-04, End: 2011-08-08
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium pseudogonyaulax (24000 cells/L)
Hvaler, W32
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
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels.
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 12:54 on 13 Feb 2015
Updated at 12:55 on 13 Feb 2015
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