| Event name: | DE-98-003 | |
| Country: | GERMANY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 800 µg OA kg-1 (dw hepatopancreas).) | |
| 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 (Irregular, not each year.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ELBRÄCHTER, Malte , KASTRUP, Sebastian | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Wadden Sea, between the island Amrum and Sylt, German Bight. HAB Area code(s): DE-03 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1998-08-23 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Late August-Early September | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
(1,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | Unknown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Wadden Sea of the North Frisian Coast. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | about 200,000 Euro. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Stop of mussels harvesting for 3 weeks | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Reference level for Germany: OA 400 µg/kg | |||||||||||