| Event name: | CA-90-003 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 1,600 DA.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (First recorded in autumn 1987, and has recurred during the autumn of 1988.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SMITH, John C. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Eastern Prince Edward Island, Gulf Region HAB Area code(s): CA-24 |
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| Additional location information: | Cardigan Bay | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Early August-late November. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Nitzschia pungens
(780,000 cells/L)
in late November (Brudenell River) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 32, Min: 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Most probably | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Temperature range during the bloom period: 24º C in August 4ºC in November. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | The affected areas were closed to harvesting of shellfish. | |||||||||||
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