Harmful Algal Information System: Event SI-15-003

General Information

Event name:	SI-15-003
Country:	SLOVENIA
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: max concentration 126 痢 OA/kg shellfish)
Associated syndrome:	DSP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (National monitoring programme)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes
Individuals to contact:	MOZETIC, Patricija , FRANCE, Janja

Location:	Latitude: 45.598056, Longitude: 13.708056
General location information:	, HAB Area code(s): SI-03
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2015-10-30
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	First detection: 2015-10-30, End: 2015-11-19
Additional date-related information:

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Dinophysis fortii (270 cells/L) Dinophysis caudata (80 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:	Pseudo-nitzschia spp. (308000 cells/L) dominant species P. calliantha
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:

In situ

Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Mytilus galloprovincialis	Okadaic Acid	OA eq	126 痢/kg shellfish	LC-MS

Kit used:

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

analytical method

Economic losses:

Management decision:

closure of shellfish harvesting

Additional harmful effect information:

Created at 04:35 on 4 Jan 2017
Updated at 07:51 on 7 Aug 2019