| Event name: | CA-05-011 | |
| 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: 126.3ug/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: | BONNEAU, Esther , SAUVÉ, Gilbert , STARR, Michel | |
| Location: | Latitude: 51.024167, Longitude: -58.586667 | |
| General location information: |
North coast Mecantina Trough, Quebec Region HAB Area code(s): CA-01 |
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| Additional location information: | Q-6; 200km vicinity of Tete-a-la-Baleine | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2005-07-10 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2005-06-26, End: 2005-10-18 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia seriata
(680 cells/L)
2005-06-26 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Nutrient information: |
NITRATE:
Min. 0.2 Max. 2.6
PHOSPHATE: Min. 0.3 Max. 2.8 SILICATE: Min 0.9 Max. 5.6 |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 16 °C, Min: 7 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 31.6, Min: 30.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | found in Placopecten magellanicus | ||||||
