| Event name: | US-93-016 | |
| 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: 1,824 µg STXeq /100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Saxidomus giganteus (butter clams). | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Area has had PSP cases in the past. Mussels have been implicated in past episodes.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | OSTASZ, Michael J. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 57.783333, Longitude: -152.400000 | |
| General location information: |
Near Island, Kodiak., Alaska. HAB Area code(s): US-26 |
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| Additional location information: | 1.5 mile long in St. Paul Harbor, 0.5 mile S. of Kodiak Island. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1993-06-15 Start: 1993-06-15, |
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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 | North end of Kodiak Island - small island within shipping/boat channel. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Small island near Kodiak, Alaska. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | Press release warning. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | PSP levels: 1824 µg/100 gms. 30 composited whole animals. | ||||||
