General Information

Event name: CA-01-009
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
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: McKENZIE, Cynthia

Location & Date

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General location information: Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-27
Additional location information: Aquaculture site Fortune Bay in Notre Dame Bay
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Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: May 2001

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Prorocentrum lima ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: Prorocentrum lima growing on mussel lines; affected aquaculture shellfish
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:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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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: mussels rejected from EU market, so aquaculture product lost
Management decision: Closure May June
Additional harmful effect information:
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Updated at 06:27 on 21 Sep 2018
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