General Information

Event name: NO-10-005
Country: NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 4216-397 µg STX/kg)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Mytilus edulis, Ostrea edulis, Pecten maximus
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

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: North Sea south,
HAB Area code(s): NO-09
Additional location information: Egersund (W24-28), Stavanger (20-28), Buøyflæet, Kvitsøy (W18-30), Trettøy (W18-27)
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2010-05-10, End: 2010-07-26
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium spp. (640 cells/L)
Trettøy, W18
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuta (440 cells/L)
Egersund, W26
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
Subsurface
Growth:
Growth Comments Sampling aprox 0-3 meters
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins STX 4216 µg STX/kg 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:
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