| Event name: | CA-02-005 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Harmful Algae Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | WHYTE, Ian | |
| Location: | Latitude: 49.216667, Longitude: -123.950000 | |
| General location information: |
Lower Strait of Georgia, Pacific Region HAB Area code(s): CA-37 |
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| Additional location information: | Departure Bay | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Bloom came in and out of Departure Bay from mid-June to mid-July | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Heterosigma akashiwo
(14,000,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 20 °C, Min: 13 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 28, Min: 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | bloom was associated with the Fraser River Plume | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Wing velocity: lt-mod. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | limited mortalities (only a few fish on site) | ||||||
