General Information

Event name: FR-19-015
Country: FRANCE
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (REPHY)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: LEMOINE Maud REPHY

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Roussillon coast and lagoons,
HAB Area code(s): FR-12
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2019-11-04, End: 2020-02-17
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis sp. (3600 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 2.078 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): 10 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information: AMONIUM: 1.05
PHOSPHATE: 0.05
SILICATE: 29.92
NITRATE + NITRITE: 0.66
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus galloprovincialis Okadaic Acid 697 µg/kg LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting area closure
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 01:43 on 8 Jul 2020
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