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2007 had 0 sites that recorded over 1000 micrograms of PSP toxin. However, central puget sound was the area most severely impacted from the bloom of 2006 and toxic affects carried over into 2007, impacting geoduck tracts in particular. There were a record 28 commercial geoduck tract closures in Central Puget Sound in 2007 where some remained closed well into the new year. There was an unprecendented bloom in Jan 2007, in the Kingaton area of North East Kitap County, causing a recreational closure on 1/18/07. A second bloom at the end of May closed N. Kitsap, north of kingston to foulweather bluff on may 30, 2007. On august 31, 2007 eat bainbridge island has a psp bloom, causing a recreational closure. The north kitsap closure was changed to a butter clam only closure and then changed back into an all species closure and was extended to Pt. No Pt. on 9/5/07. For more details lpease contact Frank Cox, see contact information above.
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Detection date: Kitsap Co. - 1st bloom 1/18/07, 2nd bloom 5/30/07, 3rd bloom 8/31/07, 4th bloom 9/5/07.... Final Date: Kitsap Co.: 1st bloom 4/12/07, 2nd bloom 6/27/07, 3rd bloom 10/11/07, 4th bloom 9/5/07
Kitsap county - kingston area 1/18--4/12, east bainbridge 8/31--10/11, North East Kitsap Co. Kingston Area to foulweather bluff 5/30--6/27. Extension of N.E. closure to Pt. NO Pt. 9/5--10/11.
Geoduck Tract Closures:
10 geoduck tracts had 28 closures in Central Puget Suond in 2007. They are skiff Point N. 5/16--9/18. Apple Cove Pt. N 12/8/06--stioll closed as of 2/22/08, Indianola East 2/20--6/25, 8/6--9/5, 10/8--11/21. 12/5--12/17, 12/24/07--1/2/08, Murden Cove 1/16-1/24, 3/10--3/19, 7/30--8/6, Maury Island 1/12--3/16, 3/23--5/25, 6/1--6/18, 6/29--7/13. 8/3--9/21, 11/2--present, Battle POint 1/2--2/12, 2/22--3/14, Neil Point 1/16--10/17, East Blake Island 3/21--present, Lisabeula 3/2--5/25, 6/14--6/29, 7/13--9/21, Point Beals South 9/26--10/16, 11/26--12/13, 12/27/07--1/3/08, Blake Island North 3/28--5/29, 6/11--7/2, 8/20--8/27. Winter geoduck closures are not due to new blooms. They are the result of residual toxin from earlier blooms or resuspension of cysts by the digers who dig them with subsequent consumption of cysts by the clams.
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