| Event name: | ES-93-002 | |
| Country: | SPAIN | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 6,175 STXeq / 100 g meat.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring programme of the Centro de Control do Medio Mariño.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Blooms of this species were recorded in the Rías Bajas in autumn 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1990. In these two latter years, small populations were also found during summer.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANEIRO, Juan , MARIÑO, Joaquin , PAZOS, Yolanda | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Rías of Vigo, Pontevedra, Arousa, Muros and C, Galicia, NW Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-06 ES-07 ES-08 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Mid-September to mid-November. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(140,080 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 17 °C, Min: 14 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 36, Min: 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | The initial population was clearly advected. The initial (and largest) population increase was very sudden and coincided with a downwelling episode. The population was maintained in the Rías for two months period of stratification, and persisted during m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was closed when PSP toxin content was equal or higher than reached 80 µg STXeq/100 g meat. | ||||||
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