General Information

Event name: IE-15-005
Country: IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: up to max conc. 3.21 µg/g)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (NMP Biotoxins)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Annual Occurence)
Individuals to contact: CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Bantry, Dunmanus, Kenmare, Castlemaine, SouthWest
HAB Area code(s): IE-04
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2015-07-06
Start: 2015-07-06, End: 2016-01-19
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2015-07-06, End: 2016-01-19
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuta (21960 cells/L)
observed in Kilmakillogue in Sept
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (29680 cells/L)
observed in Kilmakillogue in Sept
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
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Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
M.edulis Okadaic Acid OA eq 3.21 µg/g LC-MS
P. maximus (remainder tissue) Okadaic Acid OA eq 1.93 µg/g LC-MS
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
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Management decision:
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Created at 11:52 on 15 Apr 2016
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