| Event name: | NZ-11-001 | |
| Country: | NEW ZEALAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (NZ biotoxin monitoring program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | RHODES Lesley | |
| Location: | Latitude: -41.081389, Longitude: 174.333056 | |
| General location information: |
Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island HAB Area code(s): NZ-08 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2011-03-07, End: 2011-04-20 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 2011-06-01 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella (Whedon et Kofoid) Balech 1985
(4 000 000 cells/L)
Real name: Alexandrium pacificum |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | MacKenzie, 2014. NZ Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 3(48): 430-465. | |
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| Management decision: | Shellfish farm closure, max closure period of 97 days | |||||||||||
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