| Event name: | FR-90-010 | |
| 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: | Yes (1983, 1984 (16,00 cells/L)) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ||
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Sein island and Douarnenez Bay, Northern Brittany. HAB Area code(s): FR-06 |
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| Additional location information: | Area 3. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1990-08-15, End: 1990-09-15 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Mid August- mid September | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
(1,100 cells/L)
Dinophysis sacculus ( cells/L) |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | including D. Sacculus. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Probably | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Ban of shellfish marketing, from August 10 to August 24 (Sein Island), and to September 20 (Douarnenez Bay) | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | DSP toxicity above safety level (maximum recorded toxicity: high) | ||||||
