General Information

Event name: CA-12-021
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 25-220 ugSTXdiHCl/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (CFIA Biotoxin Sampling)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Youssef, André

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Queen Charlotte Islands, Pacific Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-41
Additional location information: Huxley Island
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2012-10-09
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: samples above quarantine levels by 2012-09-25 (level was 90). Below quarantine levels by 2012-10-16 (level was 61)

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
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Salinity Range During Event:
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Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus trossulus Saxitoxins STX eq 220 ug/100g LC-MS
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
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Created at 02:05 on 30 May 2013
Updated at 06:34 on 19 Sep 2013
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