| Event name: | US-09-020 | |
| 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: 1050 - 7920 micrograms PSP toxin; 3-7 ppm DA) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP , PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ASP - mussels, manila clams & Pacific oysters; ASP - blue mussels | |
| 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 (Most of the inlets of North Puget Sound have had previous PSP closures. Penn Cove and Holmes Harbor had ASP blooms in 2005.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: 48.983333, Longitude: -122.766667 | |
| General location information: |
Washington State, North Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | Bellingham Bay, Fidalgo Bay, Barlow Bay, Lopez Island for PSP. Utsalady Bay, Penn Cove, Madrona Beach for ASP. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2009-09-16, End: 2010-04-30 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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Pseudo-nitzschia sp. ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Economic losses: | Recreational and commercial shellfish harvest seasons were interrupted, causing an economic loss to the North Puget Sound Washington communities. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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