Event name: | US-05-016 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration | |
Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 38 - 2540 ug/100g) | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
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Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (State of Maine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annually) | |
Individuals to contact: | COUTURE, Darcie A. |
Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
General location information: |
Eastern Maine Coast, Northeast HAB Area code(s): US-01 US-02 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2005-05-25 |
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Additional date-related information: | Arctica islandica sampled in January still retained toxin from previous season. This species purged completely by 8/11/05, and is not currently toxified. Mytilus 5/23/05, Final date 8/11/05. |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Management decision: | Many harvest areas closed | |||||||||||
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