| Event name: | NO-90-006 | |
| Country: | NORWAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (A few more dubious historical records. A yearly, more or less large scale and long lasting phenomenon since 1984 according to mouse bioassay.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | DAHL, Einar , HARBITZ, O. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
, HAB Area code(s): NO-01 NO-02 NO-03 NO-04 NO-05 NO-06 NO-07 NO-08 NO-09 NO-10 NO-11 NO-12 NO-13 NO-14 |
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| Additional location information: | Nearly all along the coast of Norway. | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | More or less around the year. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | D. acuta has been shown to be the most potent toxin source among the Dinophysis spp. along the southern coast of Norway. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | Along the southern coast there are some evidence that the algae and toxin problems are spread by advection. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | The problem may occur over a wide range of temperatures and salinities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Toxins recorded above the action level according to mouse bioassay. Harvesting and consumption banned. | ||||||
