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