General Information

Event name: ES-02-013
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 7810 micro Eq saxitoxine/kg meet)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Andalucian harvesting areas)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: MAMÁN, Luz

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Alboran sea, Southeast of Spain
HAB Area code(s): ES-12
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2002-08-28
Start: 2002-08-23, End: 2002-09-02
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2002-08-23, End: 2002-09-05
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium catenatum Graham 1943 (32042 cells/L)
Depht 5 - 10 meters
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 20 °C, Min: 16 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 37.3, Min: 36.6
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments Maximum depth samples 20 metres
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Callista chione Saxitoxins 610 micro Eq sax/kg Bioassay-Mouse
Venerupis rhomboides Saxitoxins 860 Bioassay-Mouse
Pecten maximus Saxitoxins 5020 Bioassay-Mouse
Acanthocardia tuberculata Saxitoxins 7810 Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
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