| Event name: | US-93-009 | |
| 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: 1,900 µg STXeq / 100 gr in SSM.) | |
| 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, '29, '32, '54, '62, '64-66, '70, '71,'76, '80-82, '84, '86-93.) | |
| 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: | California areas and shellfish affected. Drakes Bay (SSM, SBM), Drakes Estero (SSM, SBM, WBM, CPO), Keho Beach (WSM), Stinson Beach (WSM), Tomales Bay (SSM, SBM, WBM, CBM, CPO, WC). | |
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| Additional date-related information: | March- June and October PSP concentration above alert level. In November PSP levels were in the high detectable range below the alert. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | In situ growth. Sea water samples collected March 9 contained an abundance of the dinoflagellate A. catenella but the shellfish collected contained low detectable toxin levels howevr the concentration increased to very high throughout the month of March | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | No data available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | A special quarantine was established on March 12 on all species of mussels taken for human consumption. The annual quarantine on sport harvested mussels goes into effect on May q, 1993 and continues through October 31, 1993. Closure of the growers harvest | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Sentinel sea mussels (SSM) assayed at 1900 µg/100 g. meat in March but decreased through June to 320 µg and through September to non detectable levels. Again in November the level increased to 220 µg. In March the WSM's PSP level elevated to 1300 µg, in S | ||||||
