| Event name: | US-22-005 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 729 µg/100g tissue) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Blue Mussels | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Massachusetts BMF Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Nearly annually) | |
| Individuals to contact: | O'NEIL, Terry | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Nauset Marsh Estuary, HAB Area code(s): US-06 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2022-03-16 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 2022-05-12 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(22901 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 19 °C, Min: 6 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 33, Min: 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Management decision: | Harvesting closures | |||||||||||
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