| Event name: | NO-10-001 | |
| 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: 6042µg STX/kg, YTX: 2064µg /kg, DSP: 112µg/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP , OTHER , PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (PSP and DSP in Larvik(W21), PSP and YTX in Flødevigen (W21) and YTX and DSP in Flødevigen (W23)) | |
| 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: |
Skagerrak, HAB Area code(s): NO-12 |
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| Additional location information: | Larvik(W17-25), Hvaler(W19-28) and Arendal, Flødevigen (W20-23) | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2010-04-26, End: 2010-06-28 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(200 cells/L)
Hvaler, W21 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis norvegica
(6440 cells/L)
Hvaler (24) |
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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: Larvik, W23: 3/3 mouse, Hvaler, W19: 3/3 mouse, Flødevigen,W23: 3/3 mouse | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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