| Event name: | CA-92-009 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Although blooms of Dinophysis acuminata and Dinophysis novegica occur each summer in the St. Lawrence, the concentrations recorded in 1992 were exceptionnaly high.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HUPPERTZ, Béatrice , LEVASSEUR, Maurice | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
South coast St. Lawrence Estuary, Québec Region HAB Area code(s): CA-07 |
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| Additional location information: | Lower St. Lawrence Estuary and the north part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Late May- mid November (during all the sampling period) | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis norvegica
(97,585 cells/L)
July 16th maximum concentration Dinophysis acuminata (76,281 cells/L) August 16th, maximum concentration |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | - D. acuminata dominant species in the St. Lawrence Estuary. Observed between May 31 and September 27. - D. norvegica dominant species in the south part of the region. Observed between June 2 and November 15. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 21 °C, Min: 1 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 31, Min: 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Dinophysis acuminata and Dinophysis norvegica were found throughout the region, presumably as a result of in situ growth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | D. acuminata - Temp range: 1-17.5º C (16º C during the bloom) - S ‰ range: 10-31‰ (26.5‰ during the bloom). D. norvegica: - Temp range: 1-21º C (9º C during the bloom) - S ‰ range: 16-31‰ (28‰ during the bloom). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | None. | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | No diarrehic intoxications have been reported in spite of the very high concentrations of Dinophysis acuminata and Dinophysis norvegica. However, shellfish consumption was prohibited in most of the area due to PSP. | ||||||
