| Event name: | GB-09-001 | |
| 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 bioassay) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| 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 from previous years) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MURRAY, LORNA , Davidson, Keith | |
| Location: | Latitude: 55.893056, Longitude: -5.406667 | |
| General location information: |
Loch Fyne, Loch Striven, Lamlash Bay, Argyll and Ayrshire HAB Area code(s): GB-15 |
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| Additional location information: | Lat/Long coordinates above for Loch Fyne. Loch Striven (5555.47N 00503.56W)Lamlash Bay (55 52.42N, 05 10.46W). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2009/05/12 Start: 2009/04/14, End: 2009/09/22 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2009/05/12, End: 2009/09/18 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Phytoplankton data from Loch Fyne | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
(13,260 cells/L)
sample taken 2009/05/19 at Loch Fyne |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | Positive mouse bioassay | |||||||||||
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