| Event name: | CA-92-005 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Domoic acid was detected at low levels in the phytoplankton.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Pseudonitzschia pungens and low levels of domoic acid have been detected in New London Bay since 1988. In 1991, the bay was closed to harvesting for the first time due to domoic acid contamination.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SMITH, John C. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Eastern Prince Edward Island, Gulf Region HAB Area code(s): CA-24 |
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| Additional location information: | New London Bay | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Mid to late October. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia pungens f. multiseries
(30,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | About 80% of the P. pungens population was cf. mutiseries as determined by FITC-lecting staining and scanning electron microscopy. Pseudo-nitzschia ( previously known as Nitzschia) pungens cf multiseries. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 12 °C, Min: 9 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | Most probably, the population originated within New London Bay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | FMOC / HPLC method. | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | None required. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | No domoic acid toxicity in shellfish. Domoic acid was detected at low levels in the phytoplankton (FMOC/HPLC method). | |||||||||||
