Harmful Algal Information System: Event NO-02-019

General Information

Event name:	NO-02-019
Country:	NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:	High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 9179-8810 痢/kg)
Associated syndrome:	PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
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:	Norwegian Sea, South, Cap Clara HAB Area code(s): NO-06
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 2002-04-15, End: 2002-06-10
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Alexandrium spp. (2480 cells/L) W 17
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: °C, Min: °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Bloom location in the water column:

Whole column

Growth:

Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Sampling aprox 0-3 meters

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Alexandrium spp.	Saxitoxins	STX	9179痢 STX/kg	Bioassay-Mouse

Kit used: No

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

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

Created at 12:23 on 13 Apr 2016