Event name: | AU-86-001 | |
Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
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Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 8350 µg / 100g) | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Tasmanian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program) | |
Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf |
Location: | Latitude: -43.026389, Longitude: 147.038333 | |
General location information: |
Huon River, Tasmania HAB Area code(s): AU-02 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1986-03-04, End: 1986-06-30 | |
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1986-03-04, End: 1986-06-30 | |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum Graham 1943
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Event-related bibliography: | Hallegraeff et al. 1995 J. Plankton Research 17: 1163-1176 |
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Management decision: | Shellfish farms closures | |||||||||||
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