| Event name: | GB-99-012 | |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (FRS Marine Laboratory Aberdeen Shellfish Hygiene monitoring programme.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
West and East Coasts, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland, North East England HAB Area code(s): GB-01 GB-15 GB-16 GB-17 GB-19 GB-20 GB-21 GB-22 GB-23 |
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| Additional location information: | This event caused multiple closures of shellfish harvesting areas along the west and east coasts of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland Islands | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1999-07-06, End: 1999-10-13 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | The amount of DSP could not be quantified with the mouse bioassay. 26 samples from 7 sites tested positive for the DSP toxin during this period. | |||||||||||
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