| Event name: | US-22-006 | |
| 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: 314 μg/100g tissue) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Blue Mussels + Softshell Clams | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Massachusetts BMF Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | O'NEIL, Terry | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
North and South Shore of MA, HAB Area code(s): US-04 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2022-06-14 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 2022-08-01 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 23 °C, Min: 14 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 33, Min: 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting Closures | ||||||||||||||||
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