General Information

Event name: CA-05-050
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 135-1206ug/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
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 (PSP toxins recurrently accumulate year after year in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence)
Individuals to contact: BONNEAU, Esther , SAUVÉ, Gilbert , STARR, Michel

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 48.835556, Longitude: -64.413889
General location information: Gaspe, Quebec Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-09
Additional location information: Q-9; 100 km vicinity of Penouille; Commercial mussel cultivation
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2005-06-27
Start: 2005-06-10, End: 2005-07-04
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2005-06-27, End: 2005-07-18
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium tamarense (10640 cells/L)
2005-06-17
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Min. 3.5 Max. 5.0 Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information: NITRATE: Min. 0.1 Max. 0.1
PHOSPHATE: Min. 0.2 Max. 0.4
SILICATE: Min. 6.3 Max. 10.1
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 18.5 °C, Min: 16 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 23.9, Min: 21
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

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: found in Mytilus edulis
Updated at 06:15 on 18 Sep 2013
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