| Event name: | CA-02-009 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
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: 49.882778, Longitude: -126.815556 | |
| General location information: |
Upper West coast of Vancouver Island, Pacific Region HAB Area code(s): CA-35 |
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| Additional location information: | Esperanza Inlet. Chattonella species was also reported in Kyuquot and Clayoquot Sounds | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Bloom in Esperanza lasted Sept 3-7 '02 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Chattonella sp.
(200,000 cells/L)
Chattonella cf. Marina |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | cell counts above 50,000/L appeared to be toxic to fish; Atlantic salmon mortalities were ~1000 tonnes in a period of two days | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 14 °C, Min: 10 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 35, Min: 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | Appears to have been in situ growth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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