| Event name: | NO-03-006 | |
| 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: 418 µg STX/kg, DSP: 207µg /kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP , PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (DSP and PSP week 17) | |
| 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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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2003-04-21, End: 2003-05-12 | |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
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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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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | ||||||||||||||||
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