| Event name: | NO-02-011 | |
| 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: 3805-169 µg/kg DSP, 659-234 µg STX/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP , PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (DSP and PSP in Flødevigen week 30-32) | |
| 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: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Kleiven, Mona Ring | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Skagerrak, Hvaler-Dalskilen HAB Area code(s): NO-12 |
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| Additional location information: | Hvaler(Borg):W26-49,Moss:W29-40,Asker(Vollen):W30-40,Tønsberg(Vallø):W27-34,Kragerø(Saltneven):W27-35,Arendal(Flødevigen):W25-46,Dalskilen:W25-49. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-06-17, End: 2002-12-02 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuta
(1240 cells/L)
Dalskilen w 25 Dinophysis acuminata (12000 cells/L) Flødevigen w25 Dinophysis norvegica (4000 cells/L) Flødevigen w 26 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
(1050000 cells/L)
Borg w 35 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| Economic losses: | Mussel plants were banned from harvesting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | Harvesting was stopped and the public was warned. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | No intoxications wer reported, the public was warned. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
