General Information

Event name: DK-15-001
Country: DENMARK
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 280 ug OA-eq/kg)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Dinophysis acuminata
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Mandatory Shellfish monitoring)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: ANDERSEN, Per

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: East coast of DK - Kattegat SW, DK-04
HAB Area code(s): DK-04
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: week 28

Microalgae

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

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 22, Min: 18
Bloom location in the water column:
Subsurface
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information: suspect a subsurface bloom not detected in the routine algal sampling

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Okadaic Acid OA eq 280 ug/kg LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: closure of area for harvest of wild mussels
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 03:58 on 15 Apr 2015
Updated at 12:16 on 16 Mar 2016
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