Harmful Algal Information System: Event NO-06-009

General Information

Event name:	NO-06-009
Country:	NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 1827-623痢 STX/kg)
Associated syndrome:	DSP , 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

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	, HAB Area code(s): NO-03
Additional location information:	PSP:Hellesgrova,W16/19:1827/640痢 STX/kg,Nateneset,W19:665痢 STX/kg,Volda,W18:623痢 STX/kg.DSP: Nateneset,W19:191痢/kg
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 2006-04-02, End: 2006-06-11
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Alexandrium spp. (320 cells/L) Varaneset,W14 Alexandrium tamarense (320 cells/L) Nateneset,W17 Alexandrium spp. (880 cells/L) Kaland,W14
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Mytilus edulis	Saxitoxins	STX	1827痢 STX/kg	Bioassay-Other
mytilus edulis	Okadaic Acid	OA	191痢/kg	Bioassay-Other

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Management decision:

Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels.

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Created at 12:39 on 13 Jan 2015