| Event name: | AU-88-001 | |
| 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: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Victorian Shellfish Quality Assurance Programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1986) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -38.129722, Longitude: 144.881389 | |
| General location information: |
Port Phillip Bay, Victoria HAB Area code(s): AU-12 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1988-03-01, End: 1988-03-30 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella (Whedon et Kofoid) Balech 1985
( cells/L)
real name: Alexandrium pacificum |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | G.Hallegraeff et al. 1991 Bot. Mar. 34: 575-587 | |
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| Management decision: | Public warnings | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Only tested in mussels | |||||||||||
