| Event name: | US-17-010 | |
| 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: Domoic acid: California Mussels (Mytilus californicus), 55 ppm; Razor clam (Siliqua patula) muscle, 390 ppm; Razor clam viscera, 190 ppm; Rock crab 73 ppm, ; Dungeness crab, 150 ppm.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (California Department of Public Health Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Razor clams have been detected with high levels of Domoic Acid continually throughout the year. Domoic Acid detection in Monterey Bay is not unusual but detection north of San Francisco is more rare.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ZUBKOUSKY-WHITE, Vanessa | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Northern and Central California, HAB Area code(s): US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | Regarding dates below, all are date of detection of quarantine levels: 6/6/17 for Monterey Bay mussels 9/28/17 for North Coast Dungeness crab, /30/17 for Del Notre County mussels 12/5/2017 for North Coast Dungeness crab Rock crab elevated 1/16/17, 6/2/17, | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2017-06-06, End: 2017-09-28 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2017-06-30, End: 2017-12-05 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Year round for detection in razor clams. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia seriata
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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