| Event name: | PT-90-003 | |
| Country: | PORTUGAL | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 364.9 µg STXeq / 100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Since 1986 there are PSP occurrences due to Gymnodinium catenatum.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SAMPAYO, Mª Antonia | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Matosinhos., HAB Area code(s): PT-02 |
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| Additional location information: | Coastal zone | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | August- October. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(14,050 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 18 °C, Min: 15 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 35, Min: 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Most probably | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Shellfish fisheries closed: April- November due to DSP | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | All bivalve molluscs affected. No human illnesses | |||||||||||
