| Event name: | US-16-020 | |
| 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: Domoic acid- California Mussels (mytilus californicus): 70 ppm; Razor Clams: 380 ppm; Rock Crab Viscera: 160 ppm; Dungeness Crab viscera: 93 ppm; Pelagic crab cephalothorax (Pleuroncodes planipes): 490 ppm) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (California Department of Public Health Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (ASP events are common in Monterey Bay, but are less frequent north of the Golden Gate (San Francisco). So the detection of toxin along the entire north coast is noteworthy.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ZUBKOUSKY-WHITE, Vanessa | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Central and Northern California, ca HAB Area code(s): US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | monterey bay and entire northern coastline | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2016-06-15, End: 2016-08-08 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia seriata
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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