| Event name: | US-18-012 | |
| 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: 200 ppm DA) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Razor clams, Dungeness crab | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Oregon Department of Agriculture marine biotoxin monitoring) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annually for past three years) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Manderson, Alex | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Southern Oregon Coast, HAB Area code(s): US-22 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2018-01-01, End: 2018-12-31 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Persistent toxicity in razor clams | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Economic losses: | Very disruptive for Oregon Dungeness crab fishery because of delays in opening the season and loss of market confidence because of these delays. | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | Delay commercial season opening, close recreational fishery. | ||||||||||||||||
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