| Event name: | CA-02-014 | |
| 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: 0.36 µg/g OA.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring program of Harmful algae of Department of Fisheries and Ocean at (MLI) and Canadian Food) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | BONNEAU, Esther | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Gaspe, Québec Region HAB Area code(s): CA-09 |
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| Additional location information: | Penouille and Baie des Chaleurs | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2002-07-02 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2002-07-02, End: 2002-10-10 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Quarentine: 02/07/2002 - 07/10/2002. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
(2,000 cells/L)
Penouille 12/07/2002 Dinophysis spp. (3,920 cells/L) Carleton 17/06/2002 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Dinophysis spp. = D. acuminata + D. norvegica ( 3,920 Cells/L). | |
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| Management decision: | quarantine 02/07/2002 - 07/10/2002 | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | First détection of PTX-2 SAS, with a maximum value of 3.4µg/g at Penouille on 29 july. | ||||||
