Harmful Algal Information System: Event SI-16-002

General Information

Event name:	SI-16-002
Country:	SLOVENIA
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: measured concentration >320 µg OA/kg)
Associated syndrome:	DSP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (National monitoring programme)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes
Individuals to contact:	MOZETIC, Patricija , FRANCE, Janja

Location:	Latitude: 45.529444, Longitude: 13.595556
General location information:	, HAB Area code(s): SI-02
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2016-09-09
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	First detection: 2016-01-09, End: 2016-11-18
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Dinophysis fortii (480 cells/L) Dinophysis tripos (50 cells/L) Phalacroma rotundatum (Claparède et Lachmann) Kofoid et Michener 1911 (70 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Mytilus galloprovincialis	Okadaic Acid	OA eq	1580 µg/kg	LC-MS
Mytilus galloprovincialis	Okadaic Acid	DTX2	75 µg/kg	LC-MS

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Management decision:

closure of shellfish harvesting

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Created at 12:53 on 3 Jan 2018
Updated at 07:39 on 7 Aug 2019