| Event name: | NZ-94-002 | |
| Country: | NEW ZEALAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mussels and cockles | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (New Zealand Marine Biotoxin Management Board) | |
| 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: 1994-09-15, | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1994-11-15, End: 1995-10-15 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuta
(138 000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | ||
| Event-related bibliography: | Mackenzie, L. (1995). DSP and NSP in New Zealand: some recent findings. Proceedings at the Marine biotoxin workshop N°4 | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Additional information: | +mouse tests + HPLC | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Closure of area during 11 months to date | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | On the march 1995, 4 adults reported getting sick from eating mussels and cockles within the closed area. Symptoms = diarrhoea and/or vomiting -> typical of DPS poisoning | |||||||||||
