Event name: | US-94-028 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 19,418 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 | |
Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
Individuals to contact: | OSTASZ, Michael J. |
Location: | Latitude: 57.204167, Longitude: -153.300000 | |
General location information: |
Old Harbor (Kodiak Island)., Alaska. HAB Area code(s): US-26 |
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Additional location information: | On west shore of Sitkalidak Strait, 56 miles SW of Kodiak. | |
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1994-05-29 Start: 1994-05-29, |
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Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium sp.
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Additional Environmental information: | No data. Small beach area. |
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Management decision: | Press release and State of Alaska via Emergency Powers closed beach to harvesting. | |||||||||||
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