General Information

Event name: SI-10-007
Country: SLOVENIA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: positive result of bioassay)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: Yes (lipophilic toxins)
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (National monitoring programme)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: MOZETIC, Patricija , FRANCE, Janja

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 45.598056, Longitude: 13.708056
General location information: ,
HAB Area code(s): SI-03
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2010-08-09, End: 2011-04-29
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis fortii (2000 cells/L)
2010-09-15
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: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus galloprovincialis Yessotoxins Bioassay-Mouse
Mytilus galloprovincialis Pectenotoxins Bioassay-Mouse
Mytilus galloprovincialis Okadaic Acid Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: positive animal assay for lipophilic toxins
Economic losses:
Management decision: closure of shellfish harvesting
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 04:00 on 13 May 2019
Updated at 08:17 on 2 Aug 2019
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