| Event name: | US-05-002 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 81 - 879 ug/100 g tissue) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (California Department of Health Services Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | LANGLOIS, Gregg | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
California, Central Coast HAB Area code(s): US-20 US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | 1. San Luis Obispo County (20): North of Pt. Conception, encompasses Morro Bay and Cayucos. 2. Santa Barbara County (21): South of Pt. Conception, offshore 0.75 miles. 3. Marin County (21): North of Golden Gate (San Francisco). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2005-02-01, End: 2005-07-01 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | 1. San Luis Obispo County: Low level PSP toxicity Jan - February. Alert level exceeded late Feb (250 ug), declining below alert level by early March. 2. Santa Barbara County: Low level PSP toxicity in late March, exceeding alert level by 1st week in April. Max concentrations by late April (421 ug), declining below alert level by late April. 3. Marin County: Low level PSP toxicity in mid February, then a gain in June, exceeding alert level by June 27 (155 ug). Peak concentration (879 ug) reached by July 20, declining below alert level by August. Low levels persisted through November. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Monthly/Annual reports issued by CDHS Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program. | |
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| Kit used: Yes | Type of kit used: Jellet/AOAC for screening in l | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvest closures in commercial aquaculture areas; annual quarantine on sport-harvested mussels. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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