General Information

Event name: BE-24-001
Country: BELGIUM
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Phytoplankton monitoring by Flanders Environmental Agency)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: De Rijcke, Maarten

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 51.230556, Longitude: 2.951667
General location information: Spuikom, Ostend Harbor
HAB Area code(s): BE-01
Additional location information: Artificial, shallow lagoon with reduced tide
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2024-09-24
Start: 2024-09-24, End: 2024-09-24
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2024-09-24, End: 2024-09-24
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gonyaulax spinifera (78000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia seriata (780 cells/L)
seriata complex
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
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses: unknown
Management decision: no action
Additional harmful effect information: toxicity unknown
Created at 02:11 on 11 Dec 2024
Updated at 02:13 on 11 Dec 2024
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