General Information

Event name: DK-22-001
Country: DENMARK
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Mytilus edulis
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: ANDERSEN, Per

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: The Isefjord,
HAB Area code(s): DK-02
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2022-02-20
Start: 2022-02-13, End: 2022-02-27
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2022-02-20,
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (500 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:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Okadaic Acid 63 ug OA eq/Kg LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: closing of harvest areas
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 11:40 on 29 Mar 2023
Updated at 11:46 on 29 Mar 2023
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