| Event name: | GB-00-016 | |
| 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: 828 µg STXeq / 100 g) | |
| 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: |
North West coast, West Scotland. HAB Area code(s): GB-19 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2000-05-24, End: 2000-07-17 | |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | No phytoplankton samples were taken from the site where this toxicity event occurred. The maximum number of 280 Alexandrium cells/L was recorded at a different site in this region during this time. | |
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| Additional information: | 828 µg/100g (Result of whole animal analysis) 9 samples from 1 site in this region had toxin levels greater than 80 ug/100g during this period. | |||||||||||
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