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General Information

Event name: IE-00-011
Country: IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: Gonads 50.7 µg/g.)
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Shellfish Toxicity Monitoring Program for Ireland)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: SILKE, Joe , CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 53.366667, Longitude: -9.866667
General location information: Bertraghaboy Bay., Galway, West Coast Ireland.
HAB Area code(s): IE-06
Additional location information: ICES Fishing Area: VII b
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Quillam et al. 1995, HPLC >20ug/g detected (Domoic & Epidomic acid) Bertraghaboy (P. maximus) 05/07/2000 Meat 19.9 µg/g; Gonads 50.7 ug/g.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
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: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
P.maximus (meat) Domoic Acid DA eq 19.9 LC
P.maximus (gonads) Domoic Acid DA eq 50.7 µg/g LC
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: Quillam et al. 1995, HPLC >20ug/g detected (Domoic & Epidomic acid) Bertraghaboy (P. maximus) 05/07/2000.
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Updated at 04:13 on 26 Apr 2018
Checked at 04:32 on 22 Apr 2013
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