| Event name: | CA-00-008 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 33 µg DA / g wet weight (33 ppm).) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | BATES, Stephen S. , RICHARD, Don J.A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 46.750000, Longitude: -64.133056 | |
| General location information: |
Western Prince Edward Island, Gulf Region HAB Area code(s): CA-25 |
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| Additional location information: | Mill River. Initial and final event dates are approximate, because the first phytoplankton sample was collected on 23/09/00, while domoic acid in the mussels was first detected on 19/09/00. A water sample collected on 03/10/00 revealed only a trace of Pseuod-nitzschia spp. The affected area has no molluscan shellfish aquaculture; most harvesting is of wild shellfish populations. Because of this, the location is not included in the aquaculture phytoplankton sampling program operated by the Prince Edward Island Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2000-09-19 Start: 2000-09-23, End: 2000-10-03 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries
(220,000 cells/L)
Species identification confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | The Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries cells in the 22/09/00 sample looked in poor physiological condition, suggesting that only the tail end of a short bloom was observed. Only trace levels of domoic acid were detected in mussels on 26/09/00. A rainy summer, | |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional information: | HPLC-DAD. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Shellfish harvesting closed on 22/09/00. Re-opened on 03/10/00. | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | AOAC Official Method 991.26, Domoic Acid in Mussels. Liquid Chromatographic Method. | ||||||||||||||||
