| Event name: | US-24-006 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Crassostrea virginica from 37.0 ug/100g to 85.67 ug/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute /Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annually) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HUBBARD, Katherine , ZAHARA, Meredith | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Indian River Lagoon, East coast of Florida HAB Area code(s): US-15 |
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| Additional location information: | annual summertime blooms occur along the east coast in the Indian River Lagoon Above dates represent shellfish toxin testing for of PSP toxins. Bloom dates using 5,000+ cells/L - Start: 4/23/24; End: 10/2/24. | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2024-07-23, End: 2024-11-19 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pyrodinium bahamense
(516,275 (5/28/24) cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 34.3 °C, Min: 22.6 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 35.7, Min: 21.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | AquaBC rapid tests were used to screen for presence/absence of PSP toxin in shellfish. Postitive mouse bioassays >= 80 ug/100g were used for harvest closure per NSSP guidelines. | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | shellfish harvest closure | |||||||||||
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