Harmful Algal Information System: Event ES-19-007

General Information

Event name:	ES-19-007
Country:	SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 430 - 1200 痢 STX eq./kg)
Associated syndrome:	PSP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (but, without a management action (it was an experimental farm at that time))
Individuals to contact:	REVIILLA, Marta , SOLAUN, Oihana

Location:	Latitude: 43.356667, Longitude: -2.448056
General location information:	Longline Mendexa, Basque Country HAB Area code(s): ES-01
Additional location information:	Open marine waters
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	First detection: 2019-10-28, End: 2019-12-03
Additional date-related information:	Maximum toxicity 2019-10-28

Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	Maximum=0.5 ug/L in October (at 5 m) µg/l
Additional bloom information:	Presence of Alexandrium cf. ostenfeldii and Centrodinium pavillardii/punctatum in surface waters along the Basque coast.
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

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Growth:

Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Mytilus galloprovincialis	Saxitoxins	STX eq	1200 痢 STX eq./kg	Bioassay-Mouse

Kit used: No

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

Economic losses:

Management decision:

The bivalves production zone "Mendexa" was closed

Additional harmful effect information:

Created at 05:06 on 16 Nov 2020
Updated at 09:32 on 22 Dec 2020