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General Information

Event name: NO-14-046
Country: NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 853 µg STX/kg)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Pecten maximus
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

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Grogna, Hitra,
HAB Area code(s): NO-06
Additional location information: Norwegian Sea, south
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2014-08-04
Start: 2014-08-04, End: 2014-09-01
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
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Toxin Assay Information

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Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels.
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Created at 01:50 on 8 Dec 2014
Updated at 09:01 on 13 Jan 2015
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