| Event name: | NO-99-001 | |
| Country: | NORWAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Positive to DSP.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (In addition to DSP also YTX was recorded.) | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus edulis. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (National Monitoring in Norway.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Recurrent.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | DAHL, Einar | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
, Norwegian Skagerrak-coast. HAB Area code(s): NO-11 |
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| Additional location information: | ICES fishing area: III a | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
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| Additional date-related information: | September-December 1999. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuta
(1,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 2-4 µg/L Chlª in the period the shellfish bec µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Dahl, E. and Johannessen, T. (2001). Relationship between occurrence of Dinophysis species (Dinophyceae) and shellfish toxicity. Phycologia, 40 (3). | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | Enzyme Inhibition: PP2A. Standard mouse bioassays were also positive. Mouse bioassay, mortality within 1-2 h. | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Mussel plants were banned from harvesting. | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | Harvesting was stopped and the public was warned. | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | No intoxications wer reported, the public was warned. | ||||||||||||||||
