| Event name: | NO-10-010 | |
| 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: 953-278 µg/kg, YTX: 1103 µg/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP , OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (DSP and YTX at Varaneset week 36) | |
| 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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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2010-07-19, End: 2010-11-01 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuta
(720 cells/L)
Varaneset, W29 Alexandrium spp. (480 cells/L) Varaneset, W31 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
(1160 cells/L)
Høyvika, W29 |
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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 Subsurface |
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| Growth Comments | Sampling aprox 0-3 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | Mouse bioassay. Mortality: Høyvika, W35: 2/3 mouse, Varaneset, W29: 2/3 mouse. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | ||||||||||||||||
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