General Information

Event name: IS-18-007
Country: ICELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: DSP -300 µg/kg blue mussel)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (several times)
Individuals to contact: Gudfinnsson, Hafsteinn

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 64.333333, Longitude: -21.701389
General location information: Hvalfjordur, West Iceland
HAB Area code(s): IS-002
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2018-08-29
Start: 2018-07-25, End: 2018-09-30
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (1260 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: Mostly diatoms
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Subsurface
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Dinophysis acuminata LC-MS
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Created at 03:03 on 20 Feb 2019
Updated at 06:28 on 3 Apr 2019
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