Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-15-001

General Information

Event name:	US-15-001
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 540痢/100g shellfish)
Associated syndrome:	PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (While toxicity occurred in areas that have had these events before we had a toxicity event occur in a site that had never previously been monitored (James Creek, 350micrograms/100g shellfish, first sampling occurred 2015)
Individuals to contact:	GOBLER

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Northport Bay, NY; Meetinghouse Creek, NY; James Crek, NY; Shinnecock Bay, NY, New York HAB Area code(s): US-08
Additional location information:	Harbors and Coves
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	First detection: 2015-04-01, End: 2015-06-29
Additional date-related information:	April to June

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Alexandrium sp. (47000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Nutrient information:

Temperature Range During Event:

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Growth:

Growth Comments

Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Blue Mussels	Saxitoxins		540痢/100g shellfish	Bioassay-Mouse

Kit used: No

Type of kit used:

Additional information:

Economic losses:

Management decision:

closures implemented in James and Meetinghouse Creeks

Additional harmful effect information:

Created at 09:36 on 2 Feb 2017