Harmful Algal Information System: Event SE-18-001

General Information

Event name:	SE-18-001
Country:	SWEDEN
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: AZT max 250 µg/kg mussel meat, Mytilus edulis)
Associated syndrome:	AZP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (National Monitoring of Biotoxins in bivalves and biotoxin producing algae)
Event occurred before in this location:	No
Individuals to contact:	KARLSON, Bengt , PERSSON, Malin

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Noprthern part of Swedish Skagerrak coast, Skagerrak HAB Area code(s): SE-08
Additional location information:	Harvesting areas: Tjärnöarkipelagen, Lindöfjorden, Sannäsfjorden, Fjällbacka norra
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2018-11-12 Start: 2018-11-12, End: 2018-11-19
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	First detection: 2018-11-12, End: 2018-11-26
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Azadinium sp. (6540 cells/L) Phytoplankton sample from Fjällbacka
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

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Growth:

Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Crassostrea gigas	Azaspiracids		160 µg/kg	LC-MS
Mytilus edulis	Azaspiracids		250 µg/kg	LC-MS
Ostrea edulis	Azaspiracids		170 µg/kg	LC-MS

Kit used: No

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Additional information:

Economic losses:

Management decision:

Closure of harvesting areas

Additional harmful effect information:

Created at 01:36 on 22 Jan 2019
Updated at 08:54 on 4 Apr 2019