| Event name: | US-05-028 | |
| 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 | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Blue Mussels, Geoduck clams, manila clams, pacific oysters | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (WA Dept. of Health, office of shellfish and water protection, marine biotoxin monitoring program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (the strait of juan de fuca and accompaning inlets have had previous PSP closures.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Strait of Juan De Fuca and Olympic Peninsula, Washington, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | See locations and dates below. | |
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| Additional date-related information: | PSP Blooms: In clallam Co.: West strait of juan de fuca closed on 6/28/05, sequim bay closed on 9/14/05. IN Jefferson Co.: Port ludlow and Oak Bay closed 7/12/05 and 7/21/05, discovery bay closed on 9/16/05, Mystery Bay and Kilisut Harbor closed on 9/23/05 and 9/27/05. Port townsend closed on 9/20/05. In Kitsap Co.: North east hood canal, from Hood canal bridge on east to Tekiu Pt. closed on 8/1/05. Protection Island Geoduck tract closed on (1) 1/3/05 and (2) 8/2/05 and Siebert creek geoduck tract closed (1) 5/31/05 (2) 12/12/05 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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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 communities along the strait of Juan De Fuca and North Hood canal. | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health. | ||||||||||||||||
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