| Event name: | GB-08-012 | |
| 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: DSP positive) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Food Standards Agency Shellfish Hygiene Monitoring Programme for Scotland) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | MURRAY, LORNA , Davidson, Keith | |
| Location: | Latitude: 55.929722, Longitude: -4.779722 | |
| General location information: |
Loch Tartbert, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, U.K. HAB Area code(s): GB-15 |
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| Additional location information: | Also detected in Loch Scirdain in July 2008 | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2008/04/14, End: 2008/12/08 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Prolonged bloom, thought to be enhanced due to wind driven events retaining Dinophysis cells at the mouth of the Loch. | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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