| Event name: | US-93-015 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 400 µg STXeq /100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mussels. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (SEAFOOD PROGRAM, STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Unknown.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | OSTASZ, Michael J. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 55.545000, Longitude: -130.868056 | |
| General location information: |
Point Louise., Alaska. HAB Area code(s): US-25 |
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| Additional location information: | Point Louise: point of land on the mainland, S. Point of entrance to Rudyerd Bay, Behm Canal. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1993-06-20 Start: 1993-06-20, |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
( cells/L)
Suspect |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Causative species not confirmed but suspected to be Alexandrium. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | N/A. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Inside waters of southeast Alaska. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
| Additional information: | Laboratory tests on mussels revealed over 400 µg/100 g. | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Press release warning | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Ate mussel on 19 June 1993 from area with no ill effect. Harvested product on 20 June 1993 and became ill within 5 minutes. | ||||||
