| Event name: | ES-99-019 | |
| 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 | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| 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: | Yes (See our HAB previous reports.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANEIRO, Juan , PAZOS, Yolanda , MOROÑO, Ángeles | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Rías of Pontevedra and Muros., Galicia, NW Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-07 ES-08 |
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| Additional date-related information: | On mid-Deccember. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia australis Frenguelli 1939
(133,980 cells/L)
Maximum cells concentrations of 133,980 in the middle part of the Ría de Pontevedra. |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | Probably advected population | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | No available data at the moment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was closed in culture areas when domoic acid concentration was more than 20 ppm. Since March 97 an autonomous legislation exists which regulates the closure leve of this phytotoxin in Galician Shellfish. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | ASP mussels and scallops toxicity. | ||||||
