| Event name: | US-15-017 | |
| 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: Maximum levels of PSP toxin: 102-506 µg. Maximum levels of DSP toxin: 16-43 µg.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP , PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | PSP toxin: blue mussles, butter clams, geoduck clams, littleneck clams, manila clams, pacific oysters. DSP toxin: blue mussels. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Marine Biotoxin Program at the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental and Health and Safety.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (PSP closures have occurred through the Strait of Juan de Fuca previously. The first DSP in the Strait of Juan de Fuca was in 2011, in Sequim Bay.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BORCHERT, Jerry , KUKLOK, Audrey | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Washington State, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Olympic Peninsula, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | The PSP closure was 4/2/15 to 10/16/15. The DSP closure was 6/12/15 to 12/4/15. | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2015-04-02, End: 2015-12-04 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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Dinophysis spp. ( 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 Olympic Peninsual Washington communities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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