| Event name: | GB-94-001 | |
| 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: 347 ug/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Outbreaks of PSP have been previously recorded around Skye and the Inner Sound.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MACDONALD, Elspeth , HOWARD, Godfrey | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
, West coast. HAB Area code(s): GB-19 |
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| Additional location information: | PSP toxins were detected in several lochs in this region and for the first time in samples from sites in Lewis and South Uist. The area shouth of the Ardnamurchan peninsula was largely unaffected by PSP toxins. | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Toxins detected between: Mussels (Mytilis edulis): Mid-April - End August; Scallops (Pecten maximus): End June - Early August | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | No water samples were analysed. A new phytoplankton monitoring programme is being set up next year. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | Not known. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | No information available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Voluntary closure agreements were made with affected shellfish farmers and fishermen. | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Toxins in mussels first appeared in mid-April, but did not peak until early July, where levels reached 2,483 units. Toxin levels over 2,000 units were detected in Loch Kishorn, Loch Hourn, Loch Inchard and Loch Kirkaig. Toxins were found until late August | ||||||||||||||||
