| Event name: | US-02-023 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 20,751 µg STXeq /100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (WA Dept. of Health, office of Food Safety & Shellfish Programs, Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (The Strait of Juan De Fuca and accompaning inlets have had previous PSP closures.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Strait of Juan de Fuca and Olympic Peninsula., Washington. HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | Pacific Northwest. Sequim Bay and Discovery Bay on the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Kilisut Harbor, including Mystery Bay closed in October, 2002. The highest toxin level was recorded at Mystery Bay in Kilisut Harbor. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-09-07, | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Still closed as of 03/11/03 Recreational shellfish closures began in July, 2002 and were lifted in September. A second massive PSP bloom impacted both commercial and recreational areas in September and October, closing Sequim Bay, Discovery Bay, West Strait of Juan de Fuca and Kilisut Harbor, setting the second highest record for PSP toxin in Washington shellfish. The second bloom closures continue for all species or for butter clam only closures as of this writing on 03/11/03. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | Blue Mussels were the most toxic specie. | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Recreational and commercial shellfish harvest seasons were interrupted, causing an economic loss to the communities along the Strait of Juan De Fuca. | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health. | ||||||||||||||||
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