Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-91-034

General Information

Event name:	US-91-034
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:	Birds , Aquatic Mammals
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 47 ppm in Monterey County.)
Associated syndrome:	ASP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):	Anchovies . This was the first documented case of marine food web effects by this toxin.
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes
Individuals to contact:	NORRIS, Tenaya

Location & Date

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General location information:	, California. HAB Area code(s): US-20 US-21
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Additional date-related information:	October - December 1991.

Microalgae

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Nitzschia pungens f. multiseries ( cells/L) Few cells were found. Pseudo-nitzschia australis ( cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather:		Turbidity (NTU):	Wind direction:
Stratified water:	No	Oxygen content (nL/L):	Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C):		Oxygen saturation %:	Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m):		Salinity:	Current Velocity:	0

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Wild sea mussel (Monterey, Nov)	Domoic Acid	DA eq	47 ppm	LC
Razor clam (Humbolt, Dec)	Domoic Acid	DA eq	29 ppm	LC

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Analyses by the Fepartment of Health Services Sanitation and Radiation Laboratory (SRL). All Domoic acid data from Sea mussels, unless specified. Domoic acid was found in plankton samples.

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Updated at 01:05 on 10 Oct 2020