General Information

Event name: FR-19-002
Country: FRANCE
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (REPHY)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: LEMOINE Maud REPHY

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: West Brittany / Brest, Iroise and Douarnenez,
HAB Area code(s): FR-06
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2019-06-10, End: 2019-09-16
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia sp. (367700 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 1,8 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): 14,7 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information: AMONIUM: 0.05
PHOSPHATE: 0.05
SILICATE: 0.57
NITRATE + NITRITE: 0.5
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
Pecten maximus Domoic Acid 40,7 mg/kg LC
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Shellfish harvesting area closure
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 03:44 on 6 Jul 2020
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