| Event name: | PT-87-005 | |
| 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 (Approximate range: Positive to DSP.) | |
| 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: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | SAMPAYO, MĒ Antonia | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Mondego Estuary., Figueira de Foz. HAB Area code(s): PT-03 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1987-09-01, End: 1987-11-10 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Persisted until December in River Prante mouth. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuta
(1,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 18 °C, Min: 14 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 36, Min: 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | DSP toxins present in most bivalves as detected by the mouse assay (Yasumoto 1986). | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Shellfish harvesting closed. | |||||||||||
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