General Information

Event name: ES-15-007
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Monitoring Programme of the Instituto Tecnolóxico para o Control do Medio Mariño de Galicia)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Sporadic toxic episodes in some stations along Galician coasts)
Individuals to contact: PAZOS, Yolanda , SALGADO, Covadonga , CALVO, Silvia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Ría de Ares-Betanzos, Costa da Morte,
HAB Area code(s): ES-06
Additional location information: This area is dedicated to intensive culture of mussels in rafts and production of other molluscs in natural banks
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2015-04-08, End: 2015-05-14
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Initial and final dates are approximate

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium sp. (37125 cells/L)
St: L3 (Ría de Ares-Betanzos) Date: 13-04-2016
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
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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
Raft cultured mussel and benthic shellfish Saxitoxins Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
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Created at 07:49 on 14 Jun 2017
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