General Information

Event name: CA-02-007
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
Planktonic life , Aquaculture Fish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: OTHER
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Harmful Algae Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: WHYTE, Ian

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 49.216667, Longitude: -123.950000
General location information: Lower Strait of Georgia, Pacific Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-37
Additional location information: Departure Bay
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Bloom lasted ~2 weeks in late August to early September.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Chaetoceros convolutus (240,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Light showers Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction: NW
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): 8.5 @10m Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 18.2@1m, 17.8 @ Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 27.7@1m, 2 Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information: Wind velocity: It-mod. Current velocity: low.

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:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Updated at 03:08 on 16 Feb 2018
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