General Information

Event name: ES-01-017
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 363 µg/g DA.)
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity: Yes (ASP toxicity remains very long time after disappearance of Pseudo-nitzschia cells.)
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Monitoring Programme of the Centro de Control do Medio Mariño.)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: MANEIRO, Juan , PAZOS, Yolanda , MOROÑO, Ángeles

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 42.181667, Longitude: -8.685167
General location information: Rías Baixas (Vigo, Arousa and Muros) and Ría, Galicia, NW Spain.
HAB Area code(s): ES-06 ES-07 ES-08
Additional location information: 42º 10.90' - 43º 24.55' N; 8º 41.11' - 9º 03.00' W. The affected area is dedicated to intensive mussel cultivation in rafts and to a high production of other molluscs in natural banks: clams, cockles, oyster and scallops are the main species exploited.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2001-01-01, End: 2001-12-31
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: The scallop production areas in Galicia remained closed to the harvesting due to the fact that this type of shellfish has been affected by ASP toxicity during the whole year. Pseudo-nitzschia blooms detected (see attached reports) doesn´t seem to explain
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Yes Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Scallops (Pecten maximus) Domoic Acid DA eq 363 µg/g LC
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
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Additional harmful effect information:
IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
IOC/UNESCO ICES PICES