Harmful Algal Information System: Event ES-87-001

General Information

Event name:	ES-87-001
Country:	SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	Yes
Associated syndrome:	PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes
Event occurred before in this location:	No
Individuals to contact:	CAMPOS, M.J.

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Ria de Camariñas., Galicia, NW Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-06
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	July. First report of PSP in the west coast of Galicia due to species of genus Alexandrium.

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Alexandrium tamarense (30,000,000 cells/L) in surface bucket sample
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	No chorophyll measurements available.
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: °C, Min: °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Bloom location in the water column:

Growth:

Growth Comments

No data.

Additional Environmental information:

No data.

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Plankton	Saxitoxins	STX eq		Bioassay-Mouse
Plankton	Saxitoxins	STX eq		LC

Kit used:

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

Mice bioassays and HPLC analysis of plankton samples have shown PSP toxins.

Economic losses:

There are not shellfish fisheries in the area.

Management decision:

No harmful effects. There is not cultured shellfish in the area.

Additional harmful effect information:

Red discolouration.