General Information

Event name: NO-08-011
Country: NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: YTX:1294µg/kg,AZA:230µg/kg)
Associated syndrome: OTHER
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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General location information: Norwegian Sea, South,
HAB Area code(s): NO-06
Additional location information: Fonnaneset, Cap clara, Levangersundet,Årseth, Krokviken
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2008-09-07, End: 2008-11-09
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium spp. (400 cells/L)
Levangersundet,W37
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Yessotoxins YTX 1294µg/kg Bioassay-Mouse
mytilus edulis Azaspiracids AZA1 230µg/kg Bioassay-Other
Kit used: Type of kit used:
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Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels.
Additional harmful effect information:
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