| Event name: | FR-89-018 | |
| Country: | FRANCE | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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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 | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
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| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Douarnenez Bay, West Brittany. HAB Area code(s): FR-06 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1989-05-25, End: 1989-06-29 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
(2,700 cells/L)
Generally less than 200. Dinophysis acuminata ( cells/L) Dinophysis sacculus ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Several species including D. cf. acuminata and D. sacculus. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 20 °C, Min: 15 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 35, Min: 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Ban of shellfish marketing | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Middle to high toxicity DSP in mussels and Donax trunculus | ||||||
