General Information

Event name: NO-19-001
Country: NORWAY
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 157-494 µg/kg)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Mytilus edulis
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Norwegian Food Safety Autority monitoring program)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Kleiven, Mona Ring

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Oslofjord, Skagerrak
HAB Area code(s): NO-12
Additional location information: Utgårdskilen(Hvaler),Engelsviken(Fredrikstad),Vollen(Asker),Vallø(Tønsberg).
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2019-03-04, End: 2019-05-13
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (1200 cells/L)
Vollen week 12
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Alexandrium spp. (400 cells/L)
Vollen week 18
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Dinophysis acuminata Okadaic Acid OA 494 µg/kg Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting was locally banned. The public was warned against picking toxic mussels.
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 08:38 on 7 Oct 2019
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