| Event name: | CA-01-001 | |
| 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: 2,709 µg STXeq / 100 g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Phytoplakton monitoring in theWestern Isles of the Bay of Fundy.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | MARTIN, Jennifer | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Southwestern Bay of Fundy, Scotia Fundy Region HAB Area code(s): CA-22 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Detection of quarantine levels: June 01 - Aug 01. Start and end of the bloom: May-July | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense
(67,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Shellfish areas were closed to harvesting. | |||||||||||
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