General Information

Event name: SE-15-003
Country: SWEDEN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: PST Max 810 µg/kg)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Swedish National Food Agency monitoring of phycotoxins etc.)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: KARLSON, Bengt , PERSSON, Malin

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Havstensfjorden södra, Swedish Skagerrak coast
HAB Area code(s): SE-08
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2015-05-18
Start: 2015-05-04, End: 2015-06-01
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2015-05-18, End: 2015-05-25
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
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:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins 810 µg/kg LC-FD
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Closure of harvesting area
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 02:59 on 11 May 2017
Updated at 04:05 on 11 May 2017
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