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General Information

Event name: NO-15-005
Country: NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:
 High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 1359-188 µg/kg)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
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: Yes
Individuals to contact: Kleiven, Mona Ring

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Skagerrak, Hvaler,Fredrikstad,Risør,Arendal,Kristiansan
HAB Area code(s): NO-11
Additional location information: Hvaler w38-41,fredrikstad w38-41, Risør w 38-49, Arendal w37-49,kr.sand w37-41
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2015-09-07, End: 2015-12-07
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuta (2200 cells/L)
Finnøysund w 43
Dinophysis acuminata (5040 cells/L)
Finnøysund w38
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:
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
Dinophysis Okadaic Acid OA 1359 µg/kg Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: No 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 09:59 on 15 Mar 2016