| Event name: | AU-16-002 | |
| Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (NSW Food Authority) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -37.081111, Longitude: 149.919722 | |
| General location information: |
Twofold Bay, NSW HAB Area code(s): AU-18 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2016-10-15, End: 2016-11-23 | |
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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 | |
| Additional bloom information: | Shauna Murray, molecular sequencing | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Hallegraeff 2015 Aquaculturists' guide to Harmful Australian Marine Microalgae | |
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| Management decision: | Shellfish farm closures | |||||||||||
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