| Event name: | PT-94-020 | |
| Country: | PORTUGAL | |
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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 (Approximate range: 105 µg STXeq / 100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Since 1986, with a break in 1991, G. Catenatum has been the responsible species for PSP at the Portuguese coastal zone. In 1993 and 1994 all the coast has been affected beginning by the south and spreading to the north.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SAMPAYO, Mª Antonia , VILARINHO, Mª da Graça | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Espinho coast., HAB Area code(s): PT-02 |
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| Additional date-related information: | November-December. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(13,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 20 °C, Min: 14 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 36, Min: 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
Advected
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | A combination of both. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Bivalve species with PSP values over 80 µg/100g closed to harvest. | |||||||||||
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