General Information

Event name: ES-13-009
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Andalusian monitoring programme)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: MAMÁN, Luz , OCAÑA, Asunción , JAEN, David

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: , Andalusia
HAB Area code(s): ES-09 ES-10 ES-11 ES-12 ES-13
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2013-01-28, End: 2013-03-27
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia australis Frenguelli 1939 (218892 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
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Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus galloprovincialis Domoic Acid LC-UV
Donax trunculus Domoic Acid LC-UV
Chamelea gallina Domoic Acid LC-UV
Cerastoderma edule Domoic Acid LC-UV
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 12:05 on 10 Apr 2017
Updated at 08:13 on 13 Jun 2017
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