| Event name: | NO-14-001 | |
| Country: | NORWAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 422-1279 µg STX/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus edulis | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Norwegian Food Safety Autority monitoring program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | Kleiven, Mona Ring , Gustad| | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Skagerak, HAB Area code(s): NO-11 |
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| Additional location information: | Hvaler (D. acuminata), Tønsberg (PSP 422 µg STX/kg week 17), Kragerø (PSP in the area), Risør (PSP 1102 µg STX/kg week 15), Arendal (PSP 1279 µg STX/kg week 14), Kristiansand (PSP in the area) | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2014-03-31 Start: 2014-03-31, End: 2014-05-05 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
(2120 cells/L)
week 15, Hvaler |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | Blue mussel samples analysed | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Mussel plants were banned from harvesting. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Harvesting was stopped and the public was warned. | |||||||||||
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