| Event name: | NO-95-004 | |
| Country: | NORWAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 1,400 MU.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| 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 along the west coast the recent years, however, the spatial and temporal extent may vary significantly from one year to another.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | DAHL, Einar | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
, West coast. HAB Area code(s): NO-08 NO-09 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | March - June 1995. 500 ME/100 g recorded at one station in March. Highest toxicity recorded in May, 1.400 ME/100 g. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
( cells/L)
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| 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: | Environment: No information. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | Control of shellfish toxicity by mouse bioassay. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Toxins recorded above the action level (400 ME/100 g) according to mouse bioassay. | ||||||||||||||||
