| Event name: | AU-07-001 | |
| Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
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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 | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Pinna bicolor | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (South Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -33.715556, Longitude: 136.948056 | |
| General location information: |
Franklin Harbour, South Australia HAB Area code(s): AU-10 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2007-01-01, End: 2007-01-31 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | precautionary closure of oyster farms | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Rhodes 2011 Phycologia 50: 624-628 | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | 60 000 AUD extra monitoring cost | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Closure of 30 oyster farms | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Pinnatoxins ultimately were decided not to be regulated | |||||||||||
