| Event name: | US-04-001 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 225) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mussels | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Kachemak Bay) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (This occurrence with mussels has happened 3 days short of 2003's episode.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | OSTASZ, Michael J. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 59.007778, Longitude: -151.008889 | |
| General location information: |
Kachemak Bay East, Alaska HAB Area code(s): US-25 |
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| Additional location information: | Single bay, Jakolof in Kachemak Bay. This occurrence is not uncommon for this time of year in this area for mussels. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2004-05-08, End: 2004-06-08 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Economic losses: | Entire area of Kachemak Bay East closed for commercial mussel harvest. Only one active aquaculture site affected that grows mussels. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Closed area and issued general press release. | |||||||||||
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