General Information

Event name: CA-97-008
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
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: LEVASSEUR, Maurice , SAUVÉ, Gilbert

Location & Date

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General location information: North coast Macantina Trough, Quebec Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-01
Additional location information: Tête-à-la-Baleine Station. Harmful algae are monitored on a weekly basis at 11 stations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence since 1989 (See Figure 1 in the Complementary Information Form)
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1997-06-15
Start: 1997-06-15,
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Prorocentrum lima (40 cells/L)
Highest concentration, 15/06/97.
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
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Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Toxin Assay Information

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Updated at 08:55 on 25 Sep 2013