| Event name: | NO-15-011 | |
| Country: | NORWAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 2443-383 µg STX/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus edulis, Pecten maximus | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Norwegian Food Safety Autority monitoring program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Kleiven, Mona Ring | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
North sea, north, Bremanger,Skodje,Fjaler,Øygarden HAB Area code(s): NO-06 |
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| Additional location information: | PSP detected in both Pecten maximus (551 µg STX/kg) and Mytilus edulis(927 µg STX/kg) at the location Ulvsundet, Øygarden. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2015-03-16, | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(1200 cells/L)
Busta week 15 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(520 cells/L)
Mørkesetsundet week 16 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Busta:Alexandrium week 12-16 and PSP week 16, Mørkesetsundet PSP week 12, Alexandrium spp. week 15-17, and PSP week17, Bortheim:PSP week 15-20, Ulvsundet:PSP week 17, A.tamarense week18-20,PSP week 21-24. | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Additional Environmental information: | Sampling aprox 0-3 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. No intoxications were reported. | |||||||||||
