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General Information

Event name: ES-03-015
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: Positive to DSP.)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Monitoring Programme of Centre d'Aqüicultura-IRTA.)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: VILA, Magda

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Bahia de Alfacs., Catalonia, NE Spain.
HAB Area code(s): ES-21
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: May - June. Closures of Shellfish Natural Banks from 2 - 4 May. Closures for Mussel market from 5 May to 4 June.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis sacculus (15,600 cells/L)
Maximum concentration.
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: °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: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Closures of Shellfish Natural Banks from 2 - 4 May. Closures for Mussel market from 5 May to 4 June.
Additional harmful effect information:
IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
IOC/UNESCO ICES PICES