| Event name: | IS-16-004 | |
| 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 in blue mussel) | |
| 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: 65.683056, Longitude: -21.550000 | |
| General location information: |
Steingrimsfjordur, North Iceland HAB Area code(s): IS-005 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2016-07-17 Start: 2016-07-03, End: 2016-09-03 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(25000 cells/L)
A. tamarense abundance 2/3 of total |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Dinoflagellates in majority, some diatoms found | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Additional information: | No toxin measurment was done under the Alexandrium bloom peak on 17.7. 2016. PSP result from sample taken 3.9.2016 was 196 µg/kg. | ||||||
| Economic losses: | Closures of blue mussel harvesting | ||||||
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