General Information

Event name: US-96-012
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 4,818 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: No
Individuals to contact: COX, Frank

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Port Gamble, Muden Cove, Agate Pass, Skiff Po, Washington.
HAB Area code(s): US-24
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 1996-09-09, End: 1996-12-23
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Various times from 9/09/96 to 23/12/96.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium catenella ( cells/L)
Suspected.
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: Causative species: Suspected to be cyst of Alexandrium catenella.
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments Probably cysts.
Additional Environmental information: Water depth varied from about 10 to 35 m.

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Geoduck Saxitoxins STX eq 2,112 Bioassay-Mouse
Mussels Saxitoxins STX eq 4,818 Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: There was some product recall.
Additional harmful effect information:
IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
IOC/UNESCO ICES PICES