| Event name: | US-98-020 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 2,442 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: | Yes (November 1997 to January 1998 - harvest closures in South Puget Sound, especially in Case Inlet (PSP = 6,799 µg) and extending to Pickering, Pitt, and Peale Passages, and Eld Inlet. This was a new high record PSP level for South Puget Sound. Areas were closed that had no previous record of PSP.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
South Puget Sound., Washington. HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | Carr Inlet, including Burley Lagoon, and Pitt Passage. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | August 98. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
( cells/L)
Probably |
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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 | NO data available, but probably in situ growth at least in Carr Inlet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | No data available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | harvest closure in July and August in Carr Inlet; geoduck closure in Pitt Passage from July to September. | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Five cases of PSP occurred from consumption of blue mussels from a commercial shellfish company located at the north end of Carr Inlet. | ||||||||||||||||
