| Event name: | US-02-024 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 188 ppm DA.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Razor Clams, Dungeness Crab | |
| 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 (WA coast has been impacted by ASP on a yearly cycle, since 1991.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: 45.333333, Longitude: -124.066667 | |
| General location information: |
Long Beach Peninsula, Twin Harbor Beach, Mocr, Washington. HAB Area code(s): US-23 |
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| Additional location information: | Pacific Northwest. Coastal Beaches and Coastal Estuaries. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-09-23, End: 2003-11-03 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Still toxic as of 03/11/03. September bloom prevented the fall razor clam season on the coast and will probably prevent the spring season as well. Many samples still around 100ppm. Crab season for Willapa Bay was closed on February 7, 2003, as a result of crabs feeding on razor clams that became toxic from feeding on the September 2002 algal bloom. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Economic losses: | Recreational and commercial razor clam seasons were interrupted, causing an economic loss to the Washington coastal communities. The dungeness crab closure in Willapa Bay had similar impacts. | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed razor clam harvesting at impacted beaches to protect public health. DOH closed crab fishing in Willapa Bay to protect public health. | ||||||||||||||||
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