| Event name: | ES-92-001 | |
| 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 | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring programme of the Centro de Control do Medio Mariño.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Up to 10,000,000 cells/L in the same month and ría in 1984 (Blanco et al., 1985). In that bloom they found salinities between 22 and 27 UPS and a temperature of 15º C in the same month.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANEIRO, Juan , MARIÑO, Joaquin , PAZOS, Yolanda | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Ría of Ares-Betanzos., Galicia, NW Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-05 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | End of April - the end of May. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium minutum
(446,000 cells/L)
Inner part of the Ria in mid-May. |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Alexandrium minutum = Alexandrium lusitanicum. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Most probably in situ. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Bloom associated with high runoff, low salinity and water column stratified (14º C at bottom and 19º C at suface). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was closed when PSP toxin was equal to or above 80 µg equiv. STX/100 g meat. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | PSP bivalve toxicity. | ||||||
