| Event name: | NO-17-025 | |
| Country: | NORWAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 58257-739 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: |
Trondheimsfjorden, Norwegian Sea HAB Area code(s): NO-06 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2017-05-08, End: 2017-08-14 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(3760 cells/L)
week 20 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | Aprox 0-3 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | DSP poisionning was rapported at several restaurants serving blue mussels from the area. | |||||||||||
