| Event name: | US-03-002 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Mussels: 168 µg STXeq /100 g; oysters: 59 µg /100 g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mussels. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Uniform sampling program at Kachemak Bay East) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | OSTASZ, Michael J. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 59.583333, Longitude: -151.300000 | |
| General location information: |
Peterson Bay, Alaska. HAB Area code(s): US-25 |
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| Additional location information: | Covered (red coloration) multiple area in Tutka Bay and Kastsna Bay | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2003-05-08 Start: 2003-05-08, |
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| Additional date-related information: | Final date: open 8/5/03 and closed bay 8/8/03 to all mussel harvesting. | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: | ||
| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Rhizosolenia sp.
( cells/L)
Chaetoceros sp. ( cells/L) Ceratium sp. ( cells/L) Dinophysis sp. ( cells/L) Found in grab water sample |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional Environmental information: | Long dry, hot weather with no rain. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Closed area via press release 8/8/03 for mussel harvesting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Littlenecks in the general area had NDT. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
