| Event name: | IS-16-007 | |
| 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 49-1873 µg/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Dinophysis 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: 64.366667, Longitude: -21.550556 | |
| General location information: |
Hvalfjordur, West Iceland HAB Area code(s): IS-002 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2016-07-19 Start: 2016-05-30, End: 2016-12-31 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2016-05-30, End: 2016-12-31 | |
| Additional date-related information: | DSP still high in the end of the year 2016 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
(7520 cells/L)
Mainly D.acuminata and D. norvegica |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Diatoms and dinoflagellates | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Management decision: | Closure of harvesting area from June to December and to the spring of the year2017 because of high DSP in blue mussel. | |||||||||||
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