Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-16-014

General Information

Event name:	US-16-014
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: Maximum levels of DSP toxin: 19-250痢)
Associated syndrome:	DSP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):	DSP toxin: Blue mussels, pacific oysters, cockles.
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (Marine Biotoxin Program at the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental and Health and Safety.)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (The first DSP closure in South Puget Sound was in 2013. This year we did have closures in two inlets within South Puget Sound where we have not had closures prior.)
Individuals to contact:	BORCHERT, Jerry

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Washington State, South Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 2016-01-01, End: 2017-02-27
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Additional date-related information:	DSP closures occurred between 10/9/15-present

Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:	Dinophysis spp. ( cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Blue Mussels	Okadaic Acid		250	LC-MS
Pacific Oysters	Okadaic Acid		27痢	LC-MS
Cockles	Okadaic Acid		19痢	LC-MS

Kit used: No

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Created at 10:50 on 27 Feb 2017