General Information

Event name: IS-18-008
Country: ICELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: DSP 180 - 650 µg/kg)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Monitoring of harmful alge in Iceland)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (several times)
Individuals to contact: Sara

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 64.366667, Longitude: 21.550556
General location information: Hvalfjordur, West Iceland
HAB Area code(s): IS-002
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2018-08-29
Start: 2018-05-29, End: 2018-12-31
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. (1260 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 02:30 on 5 Jun 2024
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