| Event name: | US-06-001 | |
| 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 | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: detectable to 1312 ug/100 g tissue) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (California Department of Health Services Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Onset much earlier this year in Marin County. Distribution and magnitude of Southern California event very unusal -- if not unique.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | LANGLOIS, Gregg | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
California, South Coast, Central Coast, Northern Coast HAB Area code(s): US-19 US-20 US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | 1. San Luis Obispo County (20): North of Pt. of Conception, encompasses Avila, Morro Bay, and Cayucos. 2. Santa Cruz (21): Inside Monterey Bay. 3. San Luis Obispo through San Diego County (20, 19). 4. San Luis Obispo (20) | |
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| Additional date-related information: | 1. Marin County: Elevated PSP toxicity Jan - March. Alert level exceeded Jan 31 (93 ug), oscillated above and below alert level with maximum on March 7 (282 ug). 2. Santa Cruz County: Elevated PSP toxicity in early March (max = 118 ug), again in July through early August (max = 324). 3. San Luis Obispo through San Diego County: A very unusual occurrence of elevated PSP toxin concentrations along this large expanse of coastline in March. Alert levels in SLO, Santa Barbara, Ventura, LA, and San Diego counties. This event persisted through April along the SB coast (max = 774 ug in mussels) and offshore at the Channel Islands (max = 114 ug in mussels and 456 ug in rock scallop viscera). 4. San Luis Obispo: Another event spanning Sept. through mid-Nov. (max = 490 ug in mussels and 87 ug in oysters). | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Event 3 and 4. Alexandrium was observed at the beginning of the month at sites in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. By mid month there were observations of Alexandrium near Catalina Island and inside San Diego Bay. By the last week of March, Alexandri | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Monthly/Annual reports issued by CDHS Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program. | |
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| Kit used: Yes | Type of kit used: Jellet/AOAC for screening in l | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvest closures in commercial aquaculture areas, annual quarantine on sport-harvested mussels, Health Advisory. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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