| Event name: | US-22-003 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life , Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 97.1 µg/100g tissue) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus edulis, Mya arenaria, Crassostrea virginica, Spisula solidissima, Plactopecten magellanicus | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Maine DMR Marine Biotoxins) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (annually) | |
| Individuals to contact: | JOHNSTON, Kirsten | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Gulf of Maine and Coastline, Regions 1-3 HAB Area code(s): US-01 |
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| Additional location information: | Entire coast of Maine | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2022-04-08 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 2022-08-12 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(4104 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
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