| Event name: | US-05-025 | |
| 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: 379 micrograms PSP toxin + 68 ppm Domoic Acid) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP , PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | PSP = Blue Mussels | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (WA Dept. of Health, office of Shellfish & Water Protection, Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Most of the inlets of North Puget Sound have had previous PSP closures. This is the first ASP bloom & closure in N. Puget Sound.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Washington state, North Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | PSP = Drayton Harbor, a North Puget Sound area located at the Canadian border in Whatcom County. ASP = Penn Cove, Holmes Harbor and Saratoga Passage | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2005-05-13, End: 2005-08-01 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Recreational shellfish PSP closures - Whatcom Co. began 5/13/05 and ended by Aug. 1, 2005. San Juan County PSP 6/9/05 -- 7/21/05. Bellingham Bay 10/11/05 -- 12/8/05. ASP closures Island Co- Penn Cove, Holmes Hbr., Saratoga Pass. 10/17/05 -- 10/28/05. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium acatenella
( cells/L)
Pseudo-nitzschia sp. ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Economic losses: | Recreational and commercial shellfish harvest seasons were interrupted, causing an economic loss to the North Puget Sound Washington communities | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health. | ||||||||||||||||
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