General Information

Event name: FR-90-019
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 (1988 (Yeu: 200 cell/L))
Individuals to contact:

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: North of Loire Estuary, Yeu Island, Gachère R, From Loire Estuary to Gironde Estuary.
HAB Area code(s): FR-09
Additional location information: Area 5.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Early June - Mid August

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. (2,100 cells/L)
Yeu Island
Dinophysis spp. (100 cells/L)
Gachère Rive
Dinophysis sacculus ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: including D. sacculus
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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:

Toxin Assay 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 May 31 to July 16 (North of Loire Estuary), from June 7 to July 19 (Yeu Island), from July 6 to August 22 (Gachère River)
Additional harmful effect information: DSP toxicity above safety level (maximum recorded toxicity: very high)
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IOC/UNESCO ICES PICES