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General Information

Event name: DK-06-001
Country: DENMARK
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 (Commercial mussel harvest)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (rather seldom in the Limfjord)
Individuals to contact: ANDERSEN, Per

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Limfjorden, central part DK-07
HAB Area code(s): DK-07
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: August-September

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuta ( cells/L)
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:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Okadaic Acid 706 ug OA eq/kg LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: closure of shellfish harvest
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 09:56 on 16 Mar 2016
Updated at 10:09 on 16 Mar 2016
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