| Event name: | US-09-019 | |
| 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: 1 - 8 ppm domoic acid) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | razor clams | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (WA Dept. of Health, Office of Shellfish & Water Protection, Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (WA coast has been impacted by ASP on a yearly cycle, since 1991) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: 45.333056, Longitude: -124.066667 | |
| General location information: |
Washington Coastal Beaches and Coastal Estuaries, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-23 |
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| Additional location information: | Latitude - 45 deg., 20 min. N - 46 deg., 50 min. N; Kalaloch, Mocrocks Beaches and Quinault Reservation | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudokephyrion formosissimum Conrad
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Economic losses: | Recreational and commercial razor clam seasons were not interrupted due to domoic acid in 2009. | |||||||||||
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