| Event name: | PT-92-004 | |
| 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: 110 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 (At this southern part of the country this year was the first with values of PSP over 80 µg/100g in bivalves.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SAMPAYO, Mª Antonia , VILARINHO, Mª da Graça | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Albufeira Lagoon., Setubal. HAB Area code(s): PT-05 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1993-06-12 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | June-December. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(7,000 cells/L)
At Albufeira Lagoon, June 12. |
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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: 15 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 35, Min: 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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: | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Bivalve species with PSP values over 80 µg/100g closed to harvest. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Most of the bivalve molluscs from these regions presented PSP toxins however some of them did not reach the 80 µg/100 g threshold, the most affected were: - Albufeira Lagoon: Mytilus edulis | |||||||||||
