| Event name: | GB-17-010 | |
| 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 ug STX eq/KG) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Foods Standards UK monitoring programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen , Cefas Plankton Lab | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
South Coast, England HAB Area code(s): GB-08 |
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| Additional location information: | Discrete events in the Fowey and Salcombe production areas. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2017-08-01 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2017-08-01, End: 2017-09-20 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Harvesting areas were closed until two consecutive samples a week apart with concentrations beneath the EU closure limit were received. | ||||||||||||||||
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