| Event name: | GB-98-001 | |
| 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: 150) | |
| 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 recurred on the Scotish east coast since 1990 (when current toxin monitoring program began). However PSP eas first recorded in this region in 1967.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HOWARD, Godfrey , KELLY, Marie | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
East coast, Orkney and Shetland Islands, Scotland HAB Area code(s): GB-20 GB-21 GB-23 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1998-05-11 Start: 1998-01-01, End: 1998-09-30 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1998-05-11, | |
| Additional date-related information: | January-September | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(1,700 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Voluntary Closure Agency (VCA) in Dornoch Firth during time when PSP toxins were above permitted levels | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Toxins persisted until early June | |||||||||||
