| Event name: | US-02-021 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 1,422 µg STXeq /100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mussels, Geoduck Clams, Manila Clams, Pacific Oysters | |
| 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 (Most of the inlets of North Puget Sound have had previous PSP closures.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatc, Washington. HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | Pacific Northwest, North Puget Sound Areas. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-05-29, End: 2002-12-31 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | First recreational shellfish closures began in May, 2002 and ended by July 31, 2002. The second bloom closed commercial and recreational areas on October 8, 2002. The Commercial closures were lifted in November, while some recreational closures continued for all species or for Butter clam only closures into the new year. | |
| 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 North Puget Sound Washington communities. | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health. | ||||||||||||||||
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