General Information

Event name: CA-08-080
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 3800 ug STXeq per 100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Langlet, Michael

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 49.916667, Longitude: -128.533333
General location information: Upper West coast of Vancouver Island, Pacific Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-35
Additional location information: Chamiss Bay
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2008-06-02
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: 81ug per 100g on April 30, 2008; down to 44ug per 100g on July 14, 2008 back up to 420ug per 100g on Aug. 11, 2008 and below toxic levels again on Aug 25, 2008

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus spp. Saxitoxins STX eq 3800ug per 100g Bioassay-Mouse
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Updated at 04:12 on 26 Sep 2013