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General Information

Event name: ES-98-013
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
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: MAMÁN, Luz

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Alboran Sea., Andalucia.
HAB Area code(s): ES-14 ES-15
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: June.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia seriata (790,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction: SE
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity: 3
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 18 °C, Min: 16 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 36, Min: 35
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth: Advected
Growth Comments Probably
Additional Environmental information:

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: Closure of affected shellfish grounds.
Additional harmful effect information: ASP toxicity in the cockle Callista chione after event. Important increase of ASP toxicity in scallops.