| Event name: | US-05-029 | |
| 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 (Most of the inlets of central puget sound have had previous psp closures.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Washington state, central puget sound, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | King County - Cashon Is. and Maury Is. including Quartermaster Harbor closed on 7/1/05. All king co. closed on 7/21/05. Kitsap county - port madison and blake island closed on 6/21/05, east bainbridge closed on 6/23/05, port wa. Narrows closed on 7/13/05. All east kitsap co. closed on 7/26/05. Pierce county - commencement bay closed on 7/22/06, snohomish co.- picnin pt. south to king co. line closed on 7/26/05. | |
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| Additional date-related information: | King Co. 6/21/05 -- 10/7/05, Kitsap Co. 6/23/05 -- 10/7/05, Pierce Co. 7/22/05 -- 9/21/05, Snohomish Co. 7/26/05 -- 8/24/05.. | |
| 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 Central Puget Sound Washington communities. | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health. | ||||||||||||||||
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