Harmful Algal Information System: Event NO-04-001

General Information

Event name:	NO-04-001
Country:	NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 4085-372 µg STX/kg)
Associated syndrome:	PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
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-05
Additional location information:	Ålesund (W12-25), Namdal (18-20), Cap clara (14-21), Brønnøysund (17-25)
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 2004-03-15, End: 2004-06-14
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Alexandrium spp. (880 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:	Dinophysis acuminata (3080 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: °C, Min: °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Bloom location in the water column:

Surface
Subsurface

Growth:

Growth Comments

Sampling aprox 0-3 meters

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Mytilus edulis	Saxitoxins	STX	4085 µg STX/kg	Bioassay-Mouse

Kit used:

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

Economic losses:

Management decision:

Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels.

Additional harmful effect information:

Created at 10:59 on 5 Mar 2015