General Information

Event name: CA-92-014
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: FORBES, J. Roderick

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: various locations in BC, Pacific Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-40
Additional location information: Hecate Strait, Arsitazabal Island, Rennison Island, Kemano Sound, Dewdney Island, east coast Queen, Charlotte Islands (Selwyn Inlet to Rose Spit and Sandspit to Cape St. James)
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 1992-07-13, End: 1992-07-15
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Noctiluca scintillans ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Period of calm, sunny weather following wind event. Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth: Advected
In situ
Growth Comments Both.
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: Not applicable.
Additional harmful effect information:
Updated at 04:53 on 10 Apr 2018
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