| Event name: | US-23-008 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Oregon Department of Agriculture biotoxin monitoring program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annually) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Manderson, Alex | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Entire Oregon Coastline, HAB Area code(s): US-22 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2023-01-01, End: 2023-12-31 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Bloom started in 2022 and went through 2023. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Economic losses: | Commercial crab pricing affected by uncertainty related to domoic acid | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Closure of recreational fishery, surveillance testing of commercial crab | |||||||||||
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