| Event name: | NO-15-003 | |
| 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: 176-438 µg/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| 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: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | Kleiven, Mona Ring | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Skagerrak, Hvaler,Fredrikstad,Larvik,Kragerų,Arendal HAB Area code(s): NO-11 |
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| Additional location information: | Hvaler week 32-33, fredrikstad w 31-33, Larvik w 29-41 and Kragerų w 27-30,Arendal w31. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2015-06-29, End: 2015-10-05 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuta
(250 cells/L)
Hvaler w 32 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis norvegica
(15440 cells/L)
Arendal w 31 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional Environmental information: | 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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