Phycotoxin-producing phytoplankton collected from water at mussel farm/aquaculture, Sweden, (2000-2016)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| Country | Sweden  |
| Time period | 2000 - 2016 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies |
| Description | |
| Summary | Samples for phytoplankton analyses were collected by employees responsible for farming at mussel farms/aquaculture to monitor the presence and abundance of toxin-producing phytoplankton. These samples were submitted to SMHI on a bi-weekly basis from mussel farms/aquaculture in coastal areas off the west coast of Sweden, (2000 – 2016). On each sampling occasion two samples from plankton net trawls were pooled in addition to a sample collected with a cylindrical water sampler for integrated sampling 0-10 m. The main attributes are phytoplankton (specifically phycotoxin producing) species composition, biovolumes and abundance. The sampling and data are important for monitoring potential health risks for consumers from biotoxins in the mussel farm/aquaculture processes. |
| Originators | Swedish Museum of Natural History |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| Availability | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
| Contact | Markus Lindh (Head of Marine Environment, Information and Data group) |
| Address | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| Telephone | +46-(0)11-495 80 00 |
| Facsimile | +46-(0)11-495 80 01 |
| shark@smhi.se | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| Local identifier | Phycotoxin |
| Global identifier | 7183 |
| Last revised | 2022-02-03 |
