| Event name: | US-23-007 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life , Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Gobler Lab and NYSDEC) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | GOBLER | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Peconic Estuary, Long Island HAB Area code(s): US-08 |
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| Additional location information: | Jockey Creek, Peconic Estuary; Terry Creek, Peconic Estuary; Meetinghouse Creek, Peconic Estuary; Flanders Bay, Peconic Estuary; Moriches Bay, Peconic Estuary | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2023-04-12, End: 2023-06-15 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
(10,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 20 °C, Min: 10 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 28, Min: 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | 6 shellfishing bed closures in the 6 separate locations | |||||||||||
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