| Event name: | US-17-025 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Other ( potentially toxic species) | |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
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| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Maryland Phytoplankton Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Alexandrium minutum 25,000 – 30,000 cells/ml, CB4.4 on 7/11/17. Chesapeake Bay vs coastal different species – no indications of toxin to date) | |
| Individuals to contact: | WAZNIAK, Cathy | |
| Location: | Latitude: 38.880000, Longitude: -76.251389 | |
| General location information: |
Chesapeake Bay, Eastern Bay (EE1.1), HAB Area code(s): US-10 |
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| Additional location information: | distributed throughout mid-Bay (Patuxent, Potomac, Eastern Bay, main bay). Highest observed count was in Eastern Bay- a prime oyster habitat. Current State bloom threshold is 500 cells/ml for A. minutum or 1,000 cells/ml for A. monilatum. | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2017-07-11, End: 2017-08-14 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Cell counts below bloom threshold no analysis | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium minutum
(98000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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