| Event name: | US-17-024 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 0-290 µg/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Massachusetts DMF Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Nearly annual event) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HICKEY, Mike , O'NEIL, Terry | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Nauset Estuary, Orleans and Eastham, HAB Area code(s): US-05 |
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| Additional location information: | 1540 acre estuary on Cape Cod; Entire estuary closed to shellfishing 5/3/17 through 6/10/17, a portion (Salt Pond) remaineed closed until 6/27/17. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2017-05-03, | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium sp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 20 °C, Min: 11.6 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 32, Min: 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Economic losses: | Commercial and recreational shellfisheries in Nauset estuary closed for 31 days. Recreational shellfisheries in Salt pond closed for 48 days. | ||||||
| Management decision: | Entire estuary (OC:2-OC:6) closed to shellfishing 5/3/17 through 6/10/17, Salt Pond (OC:6) closed to shellfishing 5/3/17 through 6/27/17. | ||||||
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