| Event name: | US-11-004 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 94 µg in blue mussels at Pt Defiance) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | N/A | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (WA Dept. of Health, Office of Shellfish & Water Protection, Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Since the 1980s, South PUget Sound has experienced periodic PSP blooms) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Washington State, South Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | Recreational shellfish PSP closures: In Pierce Co., N. Tacoma Narrows closed on 8/10/11; reopened 8/26/11. Commercial shellfish closures: None in South Puget Sound in 2011. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2011-08-10 Start: 2011-08-10, End: 2011-08-26 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2011-08-10, End: 2011-08-26 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
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