| Event name: | GB-02-004 | |
| 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: Positive DSP bioasaay) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Food Standards Agency, Scotland Biotoxin Monitoring Programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (See reports for this region from previous years) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen , TURRELL, Elizabeth , MURRAY, LORNA | |
| Location: | Latitude: 58.435278, Longitude: -5.160833 | |
| General location information: |
Loch Inchard, Sutherland HAB Area code(s): GB-19 |
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| Additional location information: | Toxicity also detected in Loch Laxford (5826.07N 00509.39W) and Kylesku( 5815.44N 00500.19W) | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2002/07/30 Start: 2002/06/13, End: 2002/07/29 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2002/07/30, End: 2002/08/19 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuta
(300 cells/L)
Dinophysis sp. (580 cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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