| Event name: | CA-04-003 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , 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: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | HAIGH, Nicky | |
| Location: | Latitude: 49.899444, Longitude: -126.799444 | |
| General location information: |
Upper West coast of Vancouver Island, Pacific Region HAB Area code(s): CA-35 |
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| Additional location information: | Bloom affected eastern part of Esperanza Inlet | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Bloom lasted 3 weeks, from late May to mid-June. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Heterosigma akashiwo
(50,000,000 cells/L)
mortalities early in bloom, at ~300,000 cells/L |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Unusually early thick Heterosigma bloom. | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | Limited mortalities. | ||||||
