| Event name: | US-88-001 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | HURST, John W. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Cobscook Bay and Easport, Maine HAB Area code(s): US-01 |
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| Additional date-related information: | September 1988 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Nitzschia sp.
( cells/L)
Presumably |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Probably in situ growth, species known to occur in Maine coastal waters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Closure of area to the harvesting of all shellfish | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Toxicity of Blue mussels, Mytilus edulis. Domoic acid concentrations of 5-20 ppm. analyzed by HPLC | ||||||
