| Event name: | US-90-015 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 580 µg STXeq / 100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1927, 1929, 1932, 1954, 1962-65, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ROSS, Maria R. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Marin County., California. HAB Area code(s): US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | Drakes Bay Chimney Rock, Drakes Estero Beds #12, #38, Kehoe Beach, Tomales Bay Clam Island and Lawson's Landing. | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Two separate episodes occurred. March-April, and August through November. PSP concentrations detected were well above the alert levels, however, the rest of the year detectable levels below the alert were recorded. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Protogonyaulax catenella
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | Most likely in situ growth. No visible red tide conditions reported. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Observation of a toxic dinoflagellate bloom, however, no other data available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Emergency quarantine issued for March and April on sport harvested mussels; persons collecting clams and scallops advised to discard viscera or dark parts and only white meat be prepared for human consumption. Annual mussel quarantine in effect May 1 thro | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Presence of Paralytic Shellfish Toxin activity in wild sea mussels, sentinel sea mussels, bay wild mussels, gaper clams, cultured pacific oysters as assayed by the State of California Department of Health Services mouse method. | ||||||||||||||||
