General Information

Event name: US-23-018
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish , Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: Maximum DSP toxins: 16µg/100g tissue)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Marine Biotoxin Program at the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental and Health and Safety)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: BORCHERT, Jerry , BARRY, Tracie

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Washington State, Central Puget Sound,
HAB Area code(s): US-24
Additional location information: DSP above the action level was found in Liberty in blue mussels in August.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2023-08-01, End: 2023-08-31
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Blue Mussels Okadaic Acid 16 ug/100g LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Shellfish harvesting closure
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 09:46 on 8 Apr 2025
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