| Event name: | IS-18-002 | |
| Country: | ICELAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: PSP 50-70 µg/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Alexandrium spp | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring of harmful alge in Iceland) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (several times) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Gudfinnsson, Hafsteinn | |
| Location: | Latitude: 65.034722, Longitude: -22.801944 | |
| General location information: |
Breidafjordur, Kidey, West Iceland HAB Area code(s): IS-003 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2018-07-09 Start: 2018-06-25, End: 2018-07-24 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(300 cells/L)
A. tamarense and A. ostenfeldii |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Mixture of diatoms and dinoflagellates | |
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| Additional information: | Toxic assay performed by MARINE INSTITUTE Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway | |||||||||||
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