| Event name: | CA-09-025 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 49.3ug/g-66.6ug/g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring Program of Toxic and Harmful Algae) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Presence of ASP toxins in the Gulf of St. Lawrence since 1998) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SAUVÉ, Gilbert , STARR, Michel | |
| Location: | Latitude: 47.420556, Longitude: -61.904722 | |
| General location information: |
Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec Region HAB Area code(s): CA-23 |
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| Additional location information: | Q-12; 100km vicinity of Iles-de-la-Madeleine; Commercial mussel cultivation | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2009-08-10, End: 2009-09-21 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia seriata
(440 cells/L)
There are maybe some other species that may contribute to explain the presence of domoic acid (eg. Amphora coffeiformis). However, there is no taxonomic observation supporting this possibility at our HAMP stations. |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Nutrient information: |
NITRATE:
0.07min, 0.16max
PHOSPHATE: 0.21min, 0.69max SILICATE: 0min, 1.9max |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 21.5 °C, Min: 14.8 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 30.3, Min: 29.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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