| Event name: | US-17-009 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Aquatic Mammals | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Domoic acid: California mussels (Mytilus californicus), 130 ppm; Bay mussels (Mytilus trossulus), 350 ppm; California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus), 730 ppm; Rock crab, 73 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 (Pseudo-nitzschia blooms and elevated levels of domoic acid are common in the Santa Barbara and northern Channel Island chain region, commonly resulting in shellfish, crab, and lobster harvest closures.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ZUBKOUSKY-WHITE, Vanessa | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Southern California, HAB Area code(s): US-19 |
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| Additional location information: | Regarding dates below: 4/15/17-5/31/17 is for SB mussels; 9/29/17-12/19/17 is for Santa Cruz island spiny lobster | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2017-04-15, End: 2017-05-31 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2017-09-29, End: 2017-12-19 | |
| Additional date-related information: | SB channel rock crab elevated 4/19 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia seriata
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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