Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-05-016

General Information

Event name:	US-05-016
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 38 - 2540 ug/100g)
Associated syndrome:	PSP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (State of Maine Biotoxin Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (Annually)
Individuals to contact:	COUTURE, Darcie A.

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Eastern Maine Coast, Northeast HAB Area code(s): US-01 US-02
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2005-05-25
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	Arctica islandica sampled in January still retained toxin from previous season. This species purged completely by 8/11/05, and is not currently toxified. Mytilus 5/23/05, Final date 8/11/05.

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Alexandrium spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Mytilus edulis, Mya arenaria	Saxitoxins		2540 ug/100g	Bioassay-Mouse

Kit used: No

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Economic losses:

Management decision:

Many harvest areas closed

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Updated at 11:53 on 22 Apr 2020