| Event name: | ES-89-004 | |
| Country: | SPAIN | |
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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: > 80 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: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRAVO, Isabel , REGUERA, Beatriz | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Rķas Bajas Gallegas., Galicia, NW Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-07 ES-08 |
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| Additional location information: | Vigo, Pontevedra, Arosa and Muros. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1989-10-26 Start: 1989-08-08, End: 1989-12-13 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Autumn | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(4,800 cells/L)
October 26. Observed from 8 August to 13 December in Vigo |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Sampling was carried out with a hose-sampler (recommended by I.C.E.S., WG of 1986) at 0-5, 5-10 and 10-15 m. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 16 °C, Min: 15 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | It is suggested that G. catenatum in this season is introduced into the rias when upwelling ceases and offshore surface waters are pushed onshore by the southerly winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | At the beginning of the season the stratification varied depending on upwelling pulses. The water column was almost isothermal since the second half of October. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Collection and sale of molluscs was forbidden | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | PSP detected in mussels cultivated in rafts. | |||||||||||
