| Event name: | US-24-025 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (MA DMF) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (annually) | |
| Individuals to contact: | O'NEIL, Terry | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Nauset Estuary, HAB Area code(s): US-06 |
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| Additional location information: | 1540 acre estuary system | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2024-06-28, End: 2024-08-09 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
(318,750 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 19 °C, Min: 12 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 32, Min: 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Economic losses: | Commercial and recreational shellfishing closed for 43 days | ||||||
| Management decision: | Precautionary closure of shellfish areas from 6/28/2024 - 8/9/2024 | ||||||
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