Harmful Algal Information System: Event IE-03-001

General Information

Event name:	IE-03-001
Country:	IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 36 µg STXeq / 100 g Whole Flesh.)
Associated syndrome:	PSP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (National Shellfish Biotoxin Monitoring Programme for Ireland)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes
Individuals to contact:	CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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Location:	Latitude: 53.000000, Longitude: -5.400000
General location information:	Cork Harbour, IRL S HAB Area code(s): IE-03
Additional location information:	53ºN - 51º N. 5.4º - 8º W.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	Quarentine levels: Final date: September.

Microalgae

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Alexandrium sp. (15,010 cells/L) Pseudo-nitzschia sp. ( 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:	No	Oxygen content (nL/L):	Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C):		Oxygen saturation %:	Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m):		Salinity:	Current Velocity:	0

Nutrient information:

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Growth Comments

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Crassostrea gigas	Saxitoxins	STX eq	36	Bioassay-Mouse
Mytilus edulis	Saxitoxins	STX eq	36	Bioassay-Mouse

Kit used:

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Additional information:

Kit type: MIST Alert. Positive Bioassays observed in Cork Harbour in late September. Retrospective analysis in 2004 revealed levels of 36 µg STX eq/100g, and was positive by MIST Alert Test Kits.

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Checked at 04:31 on 22 Apr 2013