| Event name: | GB-01-001 | |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 80 -400 µg STX/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Scottish Government Shellfish Toxin Monitoring Programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (See earlier HAEDAT forms from this location) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen , TURRELL, Elizabeth | |
| Location: | Latitude: 58.958056, Longitude: -2.985556 | |
| General location information: |
East coast, Orkney Islands, Scotland HAB Area code(s): GB-20 GB-23 |
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| Additional location information: | These events were recorded along the east coast of Scotland and in Orkney | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2001-05-10, End: 2001-06-01 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2001-05-15, End: 2001-06-19 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Toxin levels exceeding the quarentine limits were detected in both Mytilus edulis and Pecten maximus. PSP levels in M. edulis declined to concentrations below the closure limit before the 1st June 2001, high levels remained in P. maximus until January of 2002. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(2200 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Shellfish harvesting areas were closed for the relevant species until PSP toxin concentrations declined below 80 µg STX eq/100g for two consecutive weeks. | ||||||||||||||||
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