| Event name: | IS-18-005 | |
| 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: DSP 120 µg/kg blue mussel) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Blue mussel | |
| 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: 65.683056, Longitude: -21.550000 | |
| General location information: |
Steingrimsfjordur, HAB Area code(s): IS-005 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2018-08-19 Start: 2018-07-18, End: 2018-09-01 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
(1920 cells/L)
Mainly D. acuminata (1300 c/l) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Mainly Dinoflagellates in the net sample | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface Subsurface |
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| Additional information: | DSP measured 16.7.2018 120 µg/kg DSP measured 19.10. 2018 40 µg/kg | |||||||||||
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