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General Information

Event name: ES-98-001
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Monitoring programme of the Centro de Control da Calidade do Medio Mariņo.)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: MANEIRO, Juan , PAZOS, Yolanda

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Rias of Pontevedra and Ares., Galicia, NW Spain.
HAB Area code(s): ES-05 ES-08
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: October in the Rias of Ares and Pontevedra. November in Ria of Pontevedra.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia spp. (180,000 cells/L)
Ria of Ares.
Pseudo-nitzschia spp. (100,000 cells/L)
Ria of Pontevedra.
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: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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 Most probably
Additional Environmental information: Variable conditions

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting was closed in culture areas when domoic acid concentration exceeded 20 pp.
Additional harmful effect information: Asp toxicity in bivalves (mussels and scallops)