| Event name: | FR-97-001 | |
| Country: | FRANCE | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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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 | |
| Individuals to contact: | SCHWEIBOLD Laura | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
, SOUTHERN BRITTANY AND NORMANDY HAB Area code(s): FR-07 |
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| Additional location information: | Two regions were mainly affected: Southern Brittany (Atlantic coast) and Normandy (Channel coast). The total number of affected areas is equivalent to the last year, but is superior to the average for the five past years. In Mediterranean, only one pond in Corsica Island was affected early August. | |
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| Additional date-related information: | June to early August | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
( cells/L)
Corsica in August Dinophysis spp. ( cells/L) June on the Channel coast Dinophysis spp. (<500 cells/L) mid May in Brittany and Atlantic coast |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Ban of shellfish marketing, from June to early August in Brittany and Atlantic coast, closures were manintained until mid-September on the Channel coast. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Discoloured waters: Very important blooms of Gymnodinium chlorophorum were observed late July and early August, along the whole French Atiantic coast, leading to green waters. There were no harmful consequences. Other discoloured waters were also observ | ||||||
