Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-96-001

General Information

Event name:	US-96-001
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	Yes
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 (Generally a yearly occurrence, since 1958, when monitoring began.)
Individuals to contact:	HURST, John W. , BEAN, Laurie L.

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Pleasant Pt., Eastport., Maine. HAB Area code(s): US-01
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 1996-06-25, End: 1996-09-27
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	Mya arenaria closure promulgated June 25, 1996 Repealed Sept. 27 (left in effect until this time only as a precautionary measure).

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Alexandrium tamarense ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

Max: °C, Min: °C

Salinity Range During Event:

Bloom location in the water column:

Growth:

Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Mya arenaria	Saxitoxins			Bioassay-Mouse
Mytilus edulis	Saxitoxins			Bioassay-Mouse

Kit used: No

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

PSP in Mytilus and Mya.

Economic losses:

Management decision:

Affected area closed to the harvest of Mya arenaria (Mytilus edulis permanently closed in this area)

Additional harmful effect information: