| Event name: | GB-03-002 | |
| 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 | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
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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 previous years) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen , TURRELL, Elizabeth , MURRAY, LORNA | |
| Location: | Latitude: 59.860556, Longitude: -0.851667 | |
| General location information: |
Shetland, Shetland Islands HAB Area code(s): GB-21 |
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| Additional location information: | PSP toxicity detected in Baltasound and Riskaness Voe. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2003/07/29 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2003/07/29, End: 2003/08/12 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | No phytoplankton data from sites effected however phytoplankton data from other sites in this region had Alexandrium cell densities from 4,000 - 18,000 cells per litre during the third week in June. | |
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