General Information

Event name: NO-06-012
Country: NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: PSP:1054-523µg STX/kg,DSP:823-158µg/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 & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Norwegian Sea, South,
HAB Area code(s): NO-09
Additional location information: Tingvoll,Askerholmen,W26(DSP:158µg/kg),Lavika(PSP,W26:1054µg STX/kg,DSP,W20/34/39/42/46/49:280/402/540/823/548/236µg/kg).
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2006-06-11, End: 2006-12-24
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuta (840 cells/L)
Lavika,W39
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Alexandrium spp. (400 cells/L)
Lavika,W24
Dinophysis acuminata (3280 cells/L)
Tingvoll,W24
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins STX eq 1054µg STX/kg Bioassay-Other
mytilus edulis Okadaic Acid OA 823µg/kg Bioassay-Other
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels.
Additional harmful effect information:
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