| Event name: | US-92-016 | |
| 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: 96 µg STXeq / 100 g. tissue.) | |
| 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 (1927, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ROSS, Maria R. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Marin County., California. HAB Area code(s): US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | California areas and shellfish affected Chimney Rock LBS Drakes Bay (sentinel sea mussel), Stinson Beach south rocks (wild sea mussel) | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | April, June: PSP above alert contentration. March, May and September: toxin high measurable below alert levels. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium 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 | No report of a bloom condition during these time periods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | No data available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
| Additional information: | Sentinel sea mussel content assayed 96 µg/100 g tissue; wild sea mussel concentration recorded at 96 µg/100 g of mussel tissue. In March the cultured bay mussel PSP concentration was 53 µg and in September PSP level in cultured Pacific oysters rose to 58 µg. | ||||||
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| Management decision: | The Annual quarantine on sport harvested mussels went into effect on May 1, 1992 and continued through October 31, 1992. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | . | ||||||
