| Event name: | NO-92-003 | |
| Country: | NORWAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Aquaculture Fish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 26,000 MU.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Bivalve molluscs | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (A few historical records and more or less regular occurrences the recent years, however, the spatial and temporal extent may vary significantly form one year to another.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | DAHL, Einar , TANGEN, Karl , VARRAN, Gesche Torp | |
| Location: | Latitude: 62.500000, Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
, NORTH WEST COAST. HAB Area code(s): NO-03 NO-04 NO-05 |
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| Additional location information: | The highest toxicity was found in Tromso and Trondheimsfjord. | |
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| Additional date-related information: | May-June. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium excavatum
(1,000,000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Mainly due to in situ growth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | See attached file | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional information: | Toxins recorded above the action level according to mouse bioassay. Highest recording was 19200 ME (see attached file) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic losses: | One fish farm in the inlet of the Trondheims fjord lost about 80 tons of salmon and rainbow trout, whereas one farm in the main fjord lost about 10 tons of salmon in 5-6 other farms in the area. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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