| Event name: | US-08-005 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Aquatic Mammals | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 1 - 12 ppm; single sample at 37 ppm) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (California Dept. of Public Health, Marine Biotoxin Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | LANGLOIS, Gregg | |
| Location: | Latitude: 34.008889, Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Anacapa Island, Southern California, Channel Islands HAB Area code(s): US-19 US-21 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2008-12-31 |
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| Additional date-related information: | With the exception of this one sample above the alert level, we experienced persistent low levels of domoic acid at various locations along the southern California coast from Jan. through Sept. We had a rare bloom of Pseudo-Nitzschia at our monitoring sites in Marin and Sonoma counties, with low levels of DA detected in sentinel mussels (1-5 ppm). This is the first year since 2000 that we did not experience significant DA concentrations above the alert level. | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
( cells/L)
Area 19: March-April peak activity between SB and LA, Area 20: May peak activity, Area 21: August peak activity |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Kit used: Yes | Type of kit used: Jellett: rapid extraction in t | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | no commercial closure warranted | |||||||||||||||||||||
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