Event name: | US-17-018 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
Associated syndrome: | ASP , PSP | |
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Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Dungeness crab, razor clams, California mussels | |
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Oregon Department of Agriculture biotoxin monitoring program.) | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (The south coast of Oregon has experince ASP toxicity in razor lams constantly since 2014.) | |
Individuals to contact: | Manderson, Alex |
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, HAB Area code(s): US-22 |
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Additional location information: | Multiple areas involving both PSP and ASP. Pretty much entire state closed for rec harvest of razor clams for most of 2017. Levels peaked in April on the South Jetty of Columbia river at 120 ppm. Secondary bloom from the south? peaked in December at Gold | |
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Additional date-related information: | ~half Oregon coast closed for ASP |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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