| Event name: | GB-16-001 | |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: > 800 µg STX eq/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Food Standards Agency Shellfish Hygiene Monitoring Programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen , Cefas Plankton Lab | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Swansea Bay, Wales HAB Area code(s): GB-10 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2016-05-03 Start: 2016-05-03, End: 2016-05-16 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2016-05-03, End: 2016-05-25 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(200 cells/L)
recorded on 11/5/2016 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Closure of harvesting area until STX eq concentrations of two consecutive samples were less than the EU closure level. | |||||||||||
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