| Event name: | PT-87-003 | |
| Country: | PORTUGAL | |
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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: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1987 October and December on coast North from Cape Carvoeiro.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SAMPAYO, MĒ Antonia | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
off Espinho., HAB Area code(s): PT-02 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1987-08-24, End: 1987-09-14 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(18,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 16 °C, Min: 13 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 35, Min: 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Probably due to excystment from the previous year population. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | No discoloration of water noted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
| Additional information: | PSP in bivalve molluscs. Mouse bioassay AOAC Method 1985. | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting of shellfish banned: off Espinho and Northern Coast 26/8/87-29/10/87 All the coast and coastal lagoons North from NAZARE 8/9/87-21/12/87 | ||||||
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