| Event name: | GB-96-004 | |
| 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: 1108 µg STXeq /100 g.) | |
| 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 (PSP previously detected in Shetland, but always below the action level. First record of domoic acid in Scottish waters.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MACDONALD, Elspeth , HOWARD, Godfrey | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Shetland Islands., Scotland. HAB Area code(s): GB-21 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Early June - early September. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(up to 3,60 cells/L)
in June |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Alexandrium spp. observed from April to August. Cyst survey during winter found relatively high numbers of Alexandrium tamarense cysts in Shetland sediments. | |
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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 - first detected on 05/06/96, peaked on 15/07/96 (1108 µg/100 g). Toxins still detectable in SW Shetland until early September. | |||||||||||
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