| Event name: | US-01-012 | |
| 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 (Approximate range: Max. 1,246 µg STXeq /100 g in Mytilus, 4,722 in Placopecten.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Almost yearly occurrence.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BEAN, Laurie L. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Penobscot Bay, east., Maine. HAB Area code(s): US-01 |
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| Additional location information: | Eastern Maine. | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Detection date of quarantine levels: 18/06/01. Final closure repealed on 14/09/01. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Most wide-spread shellfish toxicity in Eastern Maine in several years, following a year of almost no toxicity in this area. | |
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| Management decision: | Shellfish harvest prohibited in PSP-closed areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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