General Information

Event name: CA-10-017
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 320 ug. STX equiv./ 100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (CFIA Biotoxin Sampling, BC Mainland)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Youssef, André

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: North Coast, Pacific Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-40
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2010-11-01
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: only detected at quarantine levels on Nov.1, 2010

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Saxidomus gigantea Saxitoxins STX eq 320 ug/100g Bioassay-Mouse
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Updated at 02:54 on 25 Sep 2013
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