| Event name: | ES-00-014 | |
| Country: | SPAIN | |
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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: < 37 - 488 µg STXeq / 100 g. Meat.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring programme of the Centro de Control da Calidade do Medio Mariño.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANEIRO, Juan , PAZOS, Yolanda , MOROÑO, Ángeles | |
| Location: | Latitude: 43.167667, Longitude: -9.335000 | |
| General location information: |
Ría de Camariñas., Galicia, NW Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-06 |
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| Additional location information: | 43º 10. 06' - 43º 10.09' N ; 09º 20.10' - 09º 20.15' W. The affected area is dedicated to explotation of molluscs in natural banks. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2000-07-31, End: 2000-09-25 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(10,440 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 1.8 µg/L Chlª. µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | ||
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| Nutrient information: |
AMONIUM:
2.38 µmol/L
NITRATE: O.75 µmol/L NITRITE: 0.09 µmol/L PHOSPHATE: 0.50 µmol/L SILICATE: 4.5 µmol/L |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional Environmental information: | GD station of Ría de Camariñas in 31/7/00. Wind velocity: 50 m/s. Wind direction: variable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Not evaluated. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Harvesting was closed in culture areas when .PSP toxins concentrations was over 80 µg STX eq /100 g wet weight. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | PSP AOAC Official Method, 1995. Irrelevant effects, because the closures caused by this event were brief (two weeks maximum). | |||||||||||
