Event name: | US-96-011 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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 | |
Additional bloom information: | ||
Event-related bibliography: |
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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. |