Event name: | US-92-017 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Humans | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 88 µg STXeq / 100 g.) | |
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: | CANNON, Deborah F. |
Location: | Latitude: 46.116667, Longitude: | |
General location information: |
Oregon coast., Oregon. HAB Area code(s): US-22 |
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Additional location information: | from Reedsport to the Columbia River (ca. 43.7º - 46.7º N) | |
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Additional date-related information: | Started in late July - early August with mussels ca 88 µg/100g; peaked in late September - early October with mussels, oysters, and little neck clams affected; November - razor clams affected. |
Causative organism known: | No | |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | Not confirmed | |
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Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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Economic losses: | Closure of razor clam commercial and recreational harvest caused severe economic problems for at least 2 businesses; mussel harvest also closed, but most is done south of the closure area. | |||||||||||
Management decision: | Harvest closure for all shellfish north of Reedsport as of 12 August; oysters and bay clams lot sampled in September & October; shellfish other than razor clams and mussels released from closure in early November; razor clams and mussels remained closed t | |||||||||||
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