General Information

Event name: DK-17-001
Country: DENMARK
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: max. 110 ug OA eq/kg)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (FME=Assoc. of Musselfisheries)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: ANDERSEN, Per

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: ,
HAB Area code(s): DK-09
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2017-08-28, End: 2017-10-16
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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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:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Spisula sp. Okadaic Acid 110 ug OA eq/kg LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: closure of commercial harvest
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 11:05 on 11 Aug 2017
Updated at 01:21 on 9 Sep 2018
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