| Event name: | GB-91-002 | |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 1,490 µg STXeq / 100 g tissue) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Common event in this area since first recorded in 1968.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HOWARD, Godfrey , MACDONALD, Elspeth | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
East Coast, Scotland, North England HAB Area code(s): GB-01 GB-02 GB-23 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Late April - mid July. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium sp.
( cells/L)
Probably |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | Not known. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | PSP toxins detected in bivalve molluscs and crustaceans. Maximum toxin level found in mussels was 7,447 MU in (1,490 µg/100 g tissue) in mussels from the Firth of Forth, in May. | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Warning notices posted along coast from Scottish border to Buckie. Firth of Forth closed for 3 - 4 weeks in May. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | PSP closures also enforced in N E England e.g. the Farne Islands (for Pecten maximus), Staithes and Craster (Mytilus Edulis) | |||||||||||
