| Event name: | NO-10-016 | |
| 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: 28300-245 µg STX/kg, DSP: 11496-60 µg/kg, ASP: 987 µg/kg, YTX: 3823-1143 µg/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP , DSP , OTHER , PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (PSP, DSP and YTX at Rissa week 21 and 25, PSP and DSP at Rissa week 29) | |
| 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: |
Norwegian Sea, South, HAB Area code(s): NO-06 |
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| Additional location information: | Molde (W16-29, PSP), Frøya (W23-35, PSP/ASP), Rissa (W17-33, PSP/DSP/YTX), Askerholmen (W17-40, PSP), Bjørga (W18-23), Namdal (W15-26, PSP), Brønnøy (W15-32, PSP), Kvålvågen (W19-21, PSP) | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2010-04-12, End: 2010-10-04 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(1240 cells/L)
Molde, W16 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
(1840 cells/L)
Namdal, W16 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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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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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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