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General Information

Event name: US-08-013
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 1,322 ug stx/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Maine Department of Marine Resources Biotoxin Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: COUTURE, Darcie A.

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 42.999722, Longitude: -68.000000
General location information: Gulf of Maine, Western Maine
HAB Area code(s): US-02
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2008-04-28
Start: 2008-04-08, End: 2008-07-31
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Final Date: 06/18/08

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium sp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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