| Event name: | NO-09-010 | |
| 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: DSP: 6927-20µg/kg, PSP: 2532-384µg STX/kg, YTX: 1445µgkg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP , OTHER , PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (DSP and PSP W16 at Kaland and Rondestveit, PSP and YTX W 22 at Vemmelvik) | |
| 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: |
north sea, north, HAB Area code(s): NO-08 |
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| Additional location information: | Kaland(W13-20), Rondstveit (W4-50), Stigevika(W12-27), Hellesgrova (W16-28), Stivika(W14-17);Gjelet(W14-22),Steinhalsen(W12-22), Engelstadvika(W9-27),Smineset(W13-22),Vemmelvik(19-28) | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 2009-01-19 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2009-12-27, | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(520 cells/L)
Rondstveit, W12 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuta
(360 cells/L)
Rondstveit, W30 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth Comments | Sampling aprox 0-3 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | Mouse bioassay. Mortality. Gjelet,W22:2/3, Kaland, W 16: 2/3. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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