| Event name: | US-89-001 | |
| 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: 9,000 µg STXeq / 100 g meat.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Every year since 1972. Different areas of the coast affected different years.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HURST, John W. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Kittery to Spruce Head, Winter Harbor to Robb, Maine. HAB Area code(s): US-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
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| Additional date-related information: | May-August. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium sp.
( cells/L)
Alexandrium cf. Tamarense |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Growth Comments | Seems to be in situ populations along the Maine coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Affected areas closed to the harvest | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | PSP in shellfish (Mytilis edulis, Mya arenaria, Ostrea edulis, Spisula solidissima, Arctica islandica, Placopecten magellanicus). Shellfish extracts and mouse bioassays prepared and performed at the Department of Marine Resources, West Boothbay Harbor, M | |||||||||||
