| Event name: | GB-18-005 | |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: >160 ug OA eq/KG) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
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| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Food Standards NI Monitoring Programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (See previous reports) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Dundrum Bay/Carlingford Lough, Northern ireland HAB Area code(s): GB-25 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2018-08-05 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2018-05-08, End: 2018-11-08 | |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
(820 cells/L)
Carlingford Lough 2018-08-13 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | 760 cells/L of above count were D. acuta | |
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| Management decision: | Sites reopened on 8th Nov 2018 for harvesting | |||||||||||
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