General Information

Event name: SE-21-001
Country: SWEDEN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: KARLSON, Bengt , PERSSON, Malin

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: ,
HAB Area code(s): SE-08
Additional location information: Havstensfjorden Norra (area 144), Ljungskile (area 152),Råssö-Resöfjorden (area 114)
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2021-05-03
Start: 2021-05-03, End: 2021-05-19
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium spp. (68 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins 140 µg/kg LC-MS
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Precautionary closure of three harvesting areas
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 08:10 on 14 Jun 2022
Updated at 08:11 on 14 Jun 2022
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