| Event name: | US-02-022 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 1,773 µg STXeq /100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (WA Dept. of Health, office of Food Safety & Shellfish Programs, Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Some of the inlets of South Puget Sound have had previous PSP closures.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Carr Inlet, Case Inlet, Eld Inlet, Pickering, Washington. HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | Pacific Northwest, South Puget Sound. Carr Inlet, Case Inlet, Eld Inlet, Pickering Passage, Nisqually Reach are areas that closed and had a previous history of PSP Closures. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-10-25, End: 2003-02-21 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Recreational shellfish closures began in October, 2002. The commercial closures began on november 6, 2002 and were not lifted until February 21, 2003, while some recreational closures continue to remain closed for Butter Clam only. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | Blue Mussels were the most toxic specie. | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Recreational and commercial shellfish harvest seasons were interrupted, causing an economic loss to the South Puget Sound Washington communities. | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health. | ||||||||||||||||
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