| Event name: | US-16-008 | |
| 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: 3-6ppm) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Quahogs | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (RI DEM Shellfish Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | BORKMAN, David | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Lower Narragansett Bay, RI, RI HAB Area code(s): US-07 |
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| Additional location information: | Narragansett Bay closed to shellfish harvest (wild and aquaculture) from 10/7/2016 to 10/15/2016 and 10/20/2016 to 10/29/2016 due to ASP threat. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2016-10-07, End: 2016-10-20 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
(2000000 cells/L)
pennate diatom |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | related information at: http://www.dem.ri.gov/shellfishclosure/algae-bloom-10-2016.php | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 18 °C, Min: 9 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | HPLC and also quick kits Scotia for Domoic Acid | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Closure of shellfish harvesting (wild harvest and aquaculture) | |||||||||||
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