| Event name: | US-06-016 | |
| 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: 2104 micrograms PSP toxin at Birch Bay) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | PSP = Blue Mussels, Manila Clams and 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 hte inlets of North Puget Sound have had previous PSP closures) | |
| 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 and Birch Bay in Whatcom County. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2006-06-07 Start: 2006-06-07, End: 2006-11-30 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Recreational Shellfish PSP closures - Whatcom Co. began 6/07/06 and ended by 11/16/06. San Juan County PSP 6/8/06 -- 11/30/06. Skagit county PSP 6/30/06 -- 11/30/06. Island County PSP 8/23/06 -- 01/26/07. Commercial PSP closure - samish Bay, Skagit county 9/19/06 -- 11/17/07 for Pacific Oysters. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | max concentration was per 100 grams of shellfish tissue on 6/08/06 in Blue mussels at Birch Bay. | |||||||||||
| 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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