| Event name: | US-96-011 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 (PSP commonly occurs in mussels and other bivalve molluscs throughout western Washington inland waters (Puget sound, Admiralty Inlet, San Juan Islands, etc.) during the summer.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Orcas Island, Maury Island, Marrowstone Islan, Washington. HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | East and West sounds, Orcas Island; Quartermaster Harbor, Maury Island; Mystery Bay, Marrowstone Island; Discovery Bay; Sequim Bay. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1996-07-01, End: 1996-10-22 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Various times from 1/07/96 to 22/10/96. | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
( cells/L)
Suspected. |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Probably 'in situ' growth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | No environmental data available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | There was some product recall. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Closure of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), and Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) harvest. | ||||||
