| Event name: | PT-02-002 | |
| Country: | PORTUGAL | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: ND- 1,800 µg/100 g OA.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mollusc bivalves, mainly Mytilus edulis, Cerastoderma edule and Spisula solida. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (HAB Monitoring programmme.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | VILARINHO, Mª da Graça , VALE, Paulo | |
| Location: | Latitude: 39.000000, Longitude: -8.833333 | |
| General location information: |
Aveiro, NW Coast HAB Area code(s): PT-02 |
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| Additional location information: | Location: 39 - 42ºN; 8º 50' - 9º 30' W. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-05-13, End: 2002-12-01 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
(136,000 cells/L)
During peak of September 2002 Dinophysis acuta ( cells/L) |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Proboscia alata
(136,000 cells/L)
Other several species, mainly dinoflagellates Ceratium fusus (62,500 cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | Bioassay: According to Yasumoto (1984) LC-MS: According to Vale & Sampayo (2002) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Close the area to bivalve catch | ||||||||||||||||
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