| Event name: | US-20-002 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 40-69µg/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (MA DMF Biotoxin Monitoring) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Nearly annual event) | |
| Individuals to contact: | O'NEIL, Terry | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Nauset Estuary, Eastham, MA HAB Area code(s): US-06 |
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| Additional location information: | 1540 acre estuary on Cape Cod | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2020-03-19, End: 2020-05-28 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | All sp. except Mytilus reopened 4/30 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 12.2 °C, Min: 4.4 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 33, Min: 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Commercial and recreational shellfisheries in Nauset estuary closed for 43 days. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Estuary closed to shellfishing 3/19/20 through 4/30/20 for all species (Mussels remained closed until 5/28/20). | |||||||||||
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