General Information

Event name: ES-04-009
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Andalucian monitoring programme. L.C.C.RR.PP.)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Detected annualy from 1996)
Individuals to contact: MAMÁN, Luz

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Huelva coast (Gulf of Cádiz), Andalucia, Southatlantic Spain
HAB Area code(s): ES-09
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: From January to July

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (3,737 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:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 23 °C, Min: 14 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 36, Min: 35
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Donax trunculus Okadaic Acid Positive Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information: Yasumoto 1978
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
IOC/UNESCO ICES PICES