General Information

Event name: US-22-005
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish , Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 729 µg/100g tissue)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Blue Mussels
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Massachusetts BMF Biotoxin Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Nearly annually)
Individuals to contact: O'NEIL, Terry

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Nauset Marsh Estuary,
HAB Area code(s): US-06
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2022-03-16
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): End: 2022-05-12
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium spp. (22901 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 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): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 19 °C, Min: 6 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 33, Min: 26
Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Blue Mussels Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Harvesting closures
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 03:37 on 5 Apr 2023
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