| Event name: | GB-96-005 | |
| 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: 771 µg / 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 has regularly occured on the west coast since 1990.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HOWARD, Godfrey , MACDONALD, Elspeth | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
West coast of Scotland., Scotland. HAB Area code(s): GB-17 GB-19 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Late April - late July. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium sp.
(< 500 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Alexandrium found sporadically over the west coast from March to September up to 1600 cells/L, but mostly <500 cells/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 - detected sporadically in mussels from NW coast, peaked in late July (771 µg/100 g), but mostly <200 µg/100 g. On central west coast, levels reached 118 µg/100g on 07/07/96. | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Voluntary Closure Agreement (VCA) agreed for NW coast and central west coast as required in collaboration with shellfish farmers and Environmental Health Officers. | |||||||||||
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