Event name: | PT-98-005 | |
Country: | PORTUGAL | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
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Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 19 µg/g) | |
Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Since 1987, the first year of confirmed occurrence, the problem has occurred every year, with a break in 1993. This year the most affected area was Algarve.) | |
Individuals to contact: | SAMPAYO, Mª Antonia , VILARINHO, Mª da Graça |
Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
General location information: |
Aveiro Lagoon, HAB Area code(s): PT-02 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
Additional date-related information: | July-September. |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
(417 cells/L)
May 13 Dinophysis acuminata (83 cells/L) July 7 Dinophysis acuminata (750 cells/L) August 17 Dinophysis acuminata (583 cells/L) October 19 |
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | ||
Event-related bibliography: |
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Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 19 °C, Min: 15 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 37, Min: 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloom location in the water column: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth: |
Advected
In situ |
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Growth Comments | Probably | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Management decision: | Harvest of affected areas closed during toxication. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional harmful effect information: | DSP toxins were determined both by the mouse bioassay and through HPLC |