General Information

Event name: CA-02-004
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 311 µg STXeq / 100 g.)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Phytoplankton monitoring in the western Fundy Isles in the Bay of Fundy)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Occurs annually.)
Individuals to contact: MARTIN, Jennifer

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Northwest Bay of Fundy, Scotia Fundy Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-22
Additional location information: Deadmans Harbour
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2002-07-03, End: 2002-09-20
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium fundyense (152,014 cells/L)
Deadmans Harbour
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Heterocapsa triquetra (65,920 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: Chlorophyll concentration: 4.3 µg / L
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 13 °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 32,
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins STX eq 311 Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
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Updated at 03:25 on 26 Sep 2013
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