General Information

Event name: CA-21-009
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 0.19 ug/g DSP)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (CFIA)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: McKENZIE, Cynthia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude: -62.800000
General location information: Sober Island, Nova Scotia
HAB Area code(s): CA-16
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2021-09-10
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: continued through Sept 23 2021

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses: closure for mussels but not oysters (oyster levels 0.09 ug/g DSP)
Management decision: Closure orders MTN-2021-011 and MTN-2021-012
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 06:23 on 21 Apr 2023
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