| Event name: | GB-00-014 | |
| 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 (Approximate range: Max value: 1383 µg STXeq / 100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| 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: |
East., East Scotland. HAB Area code(s): GB-01 GB-02 GB-20 GB-22 GB-23 |
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| Additional location information: | This event extended from the river Blyth in NE England along the East coast of Scotland and was also detected in Orkney. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2000-05-02, End: 2000-08-30 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(1980 cells/L)
This was the maxium number of cells recorded at one site in this area. |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | This was a widespread event that covered a number of different area codes and impacted a number of different shellfish species. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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