| Event name: | NO-13-011 | |
| 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: 408-869) | |
| 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: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Kleiven, Mona Ring , Gustad| | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Norwegian Sea, North, HAB Area code(s): NO-06 |
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| Additional location information: | Skulgamsbukt (PSP 869 µg STX/kg week 34, 652µg STX/kg week 36), Møkland (PSP 408µg STX/kg week 36, 409µg STX/kg week 39). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2013-08-05, End: 2013-10-21 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(400 cells/L)
Møkland week 33 Alexandrium spp. (240 cells/L) Skulgamsbukt week 36 Alexandrium spp. (280 cells/L) Skulgamsbukt week 34 Alexandrium spp. (280 cells/L) Skulgamsbukt week 33 Alexandrium spp. (400 cells/L) Kjempebakken week 32 Alexandrium spp. (640 cells/L) Møkland week 34 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Economic losses: | Mussel plants were banned from harvesting. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Harvesting was stopped and the public was warned | |||||||||||
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