| Event name: | ES-95-005 | |
| 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: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring programme of the Centro de Control da Calidade do Medio Mariño.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Not previous ocurrences of ASP toxicity higher than 20 ppm were registered in the Galician Rías.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MANEIRO, Juan , MARIÑO, Joaquin , PAZOS, Yolanda | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Rías de Muros, Arosa, Pontevedra and Vigo., Galicia, NW Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-07 ES-08 |
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| Additional location information: | Parts of the Rías de Muros, Arosa, Pontevedra and Vigo (Rías Baixas). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | First half of August. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
(534,180 cells/L)
Pseudo-nitzschia australis ( cells/L) |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Pseudo-nitzschia species. Most likely, P. australis. Maximum cell concentration of Pseudo-nitzschia species was 534,180 cell/l. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 17 °C, Min: 13 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 35, Min: 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Probably "in situ". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was closed when ASP toxin conten was equal or higher than 20 ppm. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Presence of ASP toxicity in bivalves. | ||||||
