| Event name: | NO-17-002 | |
| Country: | NORWAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 430 µg STX/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus edulis | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Norwegian Food Safety Autority monitoring program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Kleiven, Mona Ring | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Kvitsøy, North Sea, South HAB Area code(s): NO-09 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2017-03-20 Start: 2017-03-20, End: 2017-04-03 |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. No intoxications were reported. | ||||||
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