General Information

Event name: US-17-032
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: Maximum levels of PSP toxin: 95-965µg. Maximum levels of DSP toxin: 17-21µg.)
Associated syndrome: DSP , PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): PSP toxin: Blue mussels, pink scallops, Pacific oysters. DSP toxin: Blue mussels.
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 (PSP closures have occurred throughout North Puget Sound previously. The first DSP closure in North Puget Sound was in 2012.)
Individuals to contact: BORCHERT, Jerry , Coyne, Audrey

Location & Date

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General location information: Washington State, North Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest
HAB Area code(s): US-24
Additional location information: PSP closures occurred between 6/5/17-11/27/17. DSP closures occurred between 7/5/17-8/15/17.
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium catenella ( cells/L)
Dinophysis sp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Blue mussels Saxitoxins 763ug Bioassay-Mouse
Pink scallops Saxitoxins 309 ug Bioassay-Mouse
Blue mussels Okadaic Acid 31 ug LC-MS
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses: Recreational and commercial shellfish harvest seasons were interrupted, causing an economic loss to the North Puget Sound Washington communities.
Management decision: WADOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health.
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Created at 08:41 on 24 Apr 2018
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