Event name: | PT-95-028 | |
Country: | PORTUGAL | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
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Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 436 µg STXeq / 100 g.) | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
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Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
General location information: |
Arado Estuary, Portimao. HAB Area code(s): PT-06 |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(1,000 cells/L)
September 12 |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 22 °C, Min: 14 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 37, Min: 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Growth: |
Advected
In situ |
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Growth Comments | A combination of both. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Environmental information: | This area is Closed all the year due to bacterial contamination. |
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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. This area is Closed all the year due to bacterial contamination. | |||||||||||
Additional harmful effect information: | Almost all exploited bivalve molluscs from this region presented PSP toxins. |