| Event name: | US-09-021 | |
| 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: 84 - 201 micrograms PSP toxin) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | blue mussels, geoduck clams, butter 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 (Most of the inlets of Central Puget Sound have had previous PSP closures.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Washington State, Central Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | In 2009, Central Puget Sound only had one recreational shellfish closure in Dyes Inlet in Kitsap County. King County and Pierce County had no recreational closures in 2009. 7 sub-tidal geoduck tracts had 15 closures due to PSP in 2009. | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2009-10-20, End: 2009-12-03 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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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 Central Puget Sound Washington communities. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health. | |||||||||||
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