| Event name: | US-06-018 | |
| 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: 996 micrograms in blue mussels) | |
| 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 (Some of hte inlets of South Puget Sound have had previous PSP closures) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
South Puget Sound, Washington State, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | Carr Inlet, Half Passage, North Tacoma Narrows and Nisqually Reach are areas that closed and had a previous history of PSP closures. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2006-08-08 Start: 2006-08-08, End: 2006-11-16 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Bloom: Pierce County: Recreational closure- Carr Inlet 10/23/06 -- 11/16/06, Hale Passage 9/7/06 -- 11/3/06, North Tacoma Narrows 8/8/06 -- 11/3/06. Commercial PSP closures: Wyckoff Geoduck Tracts closed on 10/13/06 and reopened on 12/8/07 | |
| 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 996 micrograms/100 grams shellfish tissue on 9/5/06 in Blue Mussels at Tacoma Narrows. | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Recreational shellfish harvest seasons were interrupted, causing an economic loss to the South Puget Sound Washington communities. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health. | |||||||||||
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