Harmful Algal Information System: Event FR-90-017

General Information

Event name:	FR-90-017
Country:	FRANCE
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
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 (1986 (200 cells/L on Morbihan Coast))
Individuals to contact:

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Quiberon Bay, Morbihan Gulf, and Morbihan coa, SOUTHERN BRITTANY HAB Area code(s): FR-08
Additional location information:	Area 4.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	Mid June - late July

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Dinophysis spp. (800 cells/L) Quiberon Bay Dinophysis spp. (700 cells/L) Morbihan Gulf Dinophysis spp. (300 cells/L) Morbihan coast Dinophysis sacculus ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	including D. Sacculus.
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: °C, Min: °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Bloom location in the water column:

Growth:

Advected
In situ

Growth Comments

Probably

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin

Toxin type

Toxin details

Max. concentration

Assay type

Kit used: No

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

Economic losses:

Management decision:

Ban of shellfish marketing, from June 22 to July 26 (Quiberon bay), from June 29 to July 12 (Morbihan Gulf), from June 15 to July 19 (Morbihan coast)

Additional harmful effect information:

DSP toxicity above safety level (maximum recorded toxicity: very high)