| Event name: | NO-07-003 | |
| 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: PSP:1397-476µg STX/kg, DSP:167µg/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP , PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus edulis, Ostrea 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: |
North Sea south, HAB Area code(s): NO-09 |
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| Additional location information: | Egersund, Andøy, Sandhamar,Buken, Kvinnherrad, Agapollen | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2007-03-12, End: 2007-07-02 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(1240 cells/L)
Buken,w15 Alexandrium ostenfeldii (200 cells/L) Kvinnherrad,w200 Alexandrium tamarense (360 cells/L) Agapollen,w22 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuta
(280 cells/L)
Kvinnherrad (Østers),w22 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | ||||||||||||||||
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