| Event name: | PT-93-001 | |
| Country: | PORTUGAL | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 3,497 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 and until 1990 Gymnodinium catenatum was responsible for PSP occurrences at the portuguese coast north from Roca cap. In 1991 the problem did not occur and in 1992 it appeared again but displaced from the usual area, now at the south coast of Lisbon and at the Algarve coast. 1993 was the first year with PSP almost all arround the year and covering as well almost all the coast seaming that there was indeed a spreading of the species from south to north.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SAMPAYO, Mª Antonia , VILARINHO, Mª da Graça | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Sagres., Algarve. HAB Area code(s): PT-06 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1993-07-20 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | January-October. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(13,600 cells/L)
Off Algarve, July 20. |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 20 °C, Min: 14 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 36, Min: 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
Advected
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Most probably a combination of both. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
| Additional information: | Accumulated in Mytilus edulis and Ostrea edulis. | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Bivalve species with PSP values over 80 µg/100 g closed to harvest. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | All the exploited bivalve molluscs from these regions presented PSP toxins: - Algarve coast (Sagres region): Mytilus edulis and Ostrea edulis | ||||||
