| Event name: | IE-87-002 | |
| Country: | IRELAND | |
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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: 452 µg STXeq / 100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (June 1984 and 1985 and again very localised and with sublethal toxicity to mice. No human health incidents reported.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | CLARKE, Dave | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Estuary of R. Lee, Cork Harbour., South Coast. HAB Area code(s): IE-03 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1987-06-25, End: 1987-07-28 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Scrippsiella sp.
( cells/L)
Low concentration Gonyaulax spinifera (44,500,000 cells/L) Dominant species Heterocapsa sp. ( cells/L) low concentration Gonyaulax tamarensis (6,500,000 cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Scrippsiella sp. and some Heterocapsa sp. in low numbers (confirmed by N. Paige Dept. of Botany, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College) | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional Environmental information: | Population: Very localised and patchy within the Harbour area replaced by Chaetoceros sp. bloom 28 July. pH: 8.75. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | Routine PSP bio-assays are conducted for shellfish exports. | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Shellfish quarantine for four weeks Cork Harbour only as no other adjacent bays were affected. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | No human health problems reported. | |||||||||||
