| Event name: | US-08-004 | |
| 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: <300 ug/100g tissue) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (California Dept. of Public Health, Marine Biotoxin Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Historically it is rare to have detectable PSP toxicity below Pt. Conception (Santa Barbara through San Diego); this pattern has changed in recent years with PSP occurring in this region each of the past several years.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | LANGLOIS, Gregg | |
| Location: | Latitude: 33.308889, Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Santa Barbara, Southern California HAB Area code(s): US-19 US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | Low level toxicity persisted as far south as San Diego County, with an alert level of toxin in mussels from Agua Hedionda Lagoon in SD: About 160 linear miles between positive sites in SB adn SD. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2008-03-01, End: 2008-03-31 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Unusual aseasonal event in SB in January and at SD in March. Low level PSP toxocity persisted at numerous locations along the southern California coast through June. A separate event occurred in the more traditional region of Marin County in August, oscillated above and below the alert level through September, with low levels through Nov. Low levels detected as far north as Humboldt County. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: Yes | Type of kit used: Jellett: rapid extraction in t | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Commercial shellfish harvest closures in affected areas. | |||||||||||
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