| Event name: | GB-06-001 | |
| 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: 100 - 400 STX eq/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| 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 previous years for this region) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MURRAY, LORNA , Davidson, Keith | |
| Location: | Latitude: 60.378611, Longitude: -1.370556 | |
| General location information: |
Shetland, Shetland Islands HAB Area code(s): GB-21 |
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| Additional location information: | PSP also detected in shellfish from Cribba sound (6019.08N 00126.45W), Ronas Voe (6030.42N 00123.56W) and Brindister Voe (6014.16N 00112.32W). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2006/08/21 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2006/08/21, End: 2006/09/25 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Maximum PSP detected on 2006/09/11 (413 µg STX eq/ 100g) | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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