| Event name: | CA-10-011 | |
| 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: 1300 ug STX equiv./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: | MARTIN, Jennifer , WHITE, John | |
| Location: | Latitude: 44.549167, Longitude: -66.033056 | |
| General location information: |
Southwestern Bay of Fundy, Scotia Fundy Region HAB Area code(s): CA-19 |
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| Additional location information: | Centreville, Digby Neck Nova Scotia | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2010-07-12 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2010-06-01, | |
| Additional date-related information: | on June 1, 2010 -PSP level was 238 and on November 1,2010 PSP level was 155. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense Balech 1985
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Shellfish harvesting areas were closed when toxin values exceeded 80 ug/100g, notification and education through signage and media. | |||||||||||
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