| Event name: | US-88-013 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
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| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1980, 1984, 1986) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ROSS, Maria R. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Drakes Estero Area 17 and Drakes Bay, Marin County, California, HAB Area code(s): US-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1988-12-20 |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Most likely Protogonyaulax catenella no No attempt made to identify positively and no other data available. | |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Most likely in situ growth because there have been previous occurrences. No other available data on the dinoflagellate population. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | No temperature, salinity, oxygen concentration or water column stability measurement data available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Area closed to commercial harvesting | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Paralytic shellfish toxin in commercial mussel beds Drakes Estero bay mussels 87 µg/100 g Drakes Bay sentinel Sea mussels 290 µg/ l00 g Mouse bioassay by the Department of State Health Laboratory,,Berkeley, Ca. No colouration of the water observed | ||||||
