| Event name: | US-98-012 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 (Annually.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ANDERSON, Donald M. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Gulf of Maine, Maine. HAB Area code(s): US-03 |
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| Additional location information: | Western Maine Coastal Current. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1998-04-29, End: 1998-06-30 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | April 29 - June. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium sp.
(1,000 cells/L)
Probably fundyense. |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 12 °C, Min: 6 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 30, Min: 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | outbreaks from region 3 probably due to advection of populations from region 2 and local germination of cysts with subsequent accumulation and growth near frontal boundaries of river plume. River plume/coastal current advected populations into northern ar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | shellfish closures in southern Maine, NH, and northern Mass. - mid-May through June max toxicity 600µg/100g | ||||||
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