| Event name: | GB-02-011 | |
| 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 bioassay) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
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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 from this region for previous years) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen , TURRELL, Elizabeth , MURRAY, LORNA | |
| Location: | Latitude: 60.219444, Longitude: -1.492778 | |
| General location information: |
Gruting Voe, Shetland Islands HAB Area code(s): GB-21 |
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| Additional location information: | DSP positive samples also detected in Olna Firth (6021.48N 00119.45W), East Burra (6017.58N 00121.08W, Wadbister (6014.16N 00112.32W),Ronas Voe (6030.42N 00123.56W, Baltasound (5951.38N 00051.06W) and Southwick (6041.46N 00059.46W). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2002/08/12 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2002/08/12, End: 2002/08/12 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Flesh sampling sporadic. Positive DSP bioassays detected up until 2002/10/15. | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | NO corresponding phytoplankton samples taken during this event. | |
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