| Event name: | US-89-015 | |
| 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: 930 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: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | ROSS, Maria R. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Santa Cruz County., California. HAB Area code(s): US-20 |
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| Additional location information: | Areas affected: Santa Cruz / San Mateo Co. Line, Natural Bridges. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1989-08-01, End: 1989-10-31 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | August- October | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Protogonyaulax catenella
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | Both situations may have contributed to the dinoflagellate population. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | No abailable data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Annual mussel quarantine was in effect and public PSP alert was issued. | |||||||||||
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