Event name: | CA-00-004 | |
Country: | CANADA | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 68-95 µg STXeq / 100g) | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
Individuals to contact: | MARTIN, Jennifer |
Location: | Latitude: 44.649444, Longitude: -66.716667 | |
General location information: |
Northwest Bay of Fundy., Scotia Fundy HAB Area code(s): CA-22 |
|
Additional location information: | The bloom generall is widespread and cells can be detected throughout much of the Bay of Fundy. | |
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | End: 2000-07-28 | |
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
Additional date-related information: | Detection date: 01/05/00 |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense
(2,400 cells/L)
This number was observed in Passamaquoddy Bay - May 23rd |
|
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium ostenfeldii
(200 cells/L)
|
|
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | Highest concentrations of cells were observed in Passamaquoddy Bay on May 23rd. Fluorescence peak - 10.84 at 6 m. | |
Event-related bibliography: |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nutrient information: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth: |
In situ |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth Comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Environmental information: | Wind velocity: 12 mph. |
|
||||||||||||
Kit used: | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
Additional information: | ||||||||||||
Economic losses: | Delay in harvesting. | |||||||||||
Management decision: | Close shellfish areas to harvesting. | |||||||||||
Additional harmful effect information: |