General Information

Event name: IE-18-006
Country: IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: Max Conc.)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (NMP)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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General location information: Bantry / Kenmare Bays, SouthWest
HAB Area code(s): IE-04
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2018-05-13, End: 2018-10-17
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2018-05-13, End: 2018-10-17
Additional date-related information: Intermittent toxicity above regulatory levels

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
M.edulis Okadaic Acid OA eq 1.32ug/g LC-MS
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Created at 04:47 on 25 Mar 2019
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