| Event name: | GB-17-008 | |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: >160 ug OA eq/KG) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Foods Standards Scotland monitoring programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen , Davidson, Keith | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
West Coast, Highlands, Western Isles, West Coast Scotland HAB Area code(s): GB-17 GB-18 GB-19 |
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| Additional location information: | Events recorded at muliple sites in region 17,18 and 19. Loch Eishort, Loch Torridon, Loch Roag, Loch Laxford, Loch Beag, Loch Kanaird, Loch na Coille, Kilifinchen Bay. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2017-07-11 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2017-07-11, End: 2017-10-16 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
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Dinophysis acuta ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Both Dinophysis acuminata and D. acuta were recorded throughout the summer. It is difficult to distinguish if there were two separate events or one extensive one that lingered just under the closure limit. It has been entered as one event. | |
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| Management decision: | Harvesting areas were closed until two consecutive samples a week apart were submitted with toxin concentrations beneath the EU closure limit. | |||||||||||
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