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General Information

Event name: FR-13-003
Country: FRANCE
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (REPHY)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact:

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: FR-07 - South Brittany / Audierne, Concarneau and Groix,
HAB Area code(s): FR-07
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2013-06-17, End: 2013-11-10
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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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:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Pecten maximus Okadaic Acid 166 µg/kg LC-MS
Donax trunculus Okadaic Acid 2382 µg/kg LC-MS
Crassostrea gigas Okadaic Acid 368 µg/kg LC-MS
Cerastoderma edule Okadaic Acid 2200 µg/kg LC-MS
Mytilus Okadaic Acid 14127 µg/kg LC-MS
Polititapes virgineus Okadaic Acid 263 µg/kg LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Shellfish harvesting areas closures
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 03:01 on 16 Apr 2015
Updated at 03:07 on 16 Apr 2015
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