| Event name: | CA-09-034 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 84ugSTXeq/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring Program of Toxic and Harmful Algae) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (PSP toxin events are a recurrent phenomenon in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SAUVÉ, Gilbert , STARR, Michel | |
| Location: | Latitude: 49.256389, Longitude: -65.528889 | |
| General location information: |
St. Lawrence River, Quebec Region HAB Area code(s): CA-08 |
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| Additional location information: | Q-8; 200km vicinity of Mont-Louis; Natural mussel harvesting area | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2009-07-06 Start: 2009-06-28, End: 2009-07-05 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2009-07-06, End: 2009-07-06 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(3440 cells/L)
2009-09-07 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium ostenfeldii
(240 cells/L)
2009-06-28 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | + peaks on 09-08-23(1840 cells/l), 09-09-07(3440cells/l)and 09-09-13(1920 cells/l)but causing no quarantine | |
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| Nutrient information: |
NITRATE:
Min.3.63 Max. 3.63
PHOSPHATE: Min. 0.65 Max. 0.65 SILICATE: Min. 6.03 Max. 6.03 |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 8 °C, Min: 8 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 27.9, Min: 27.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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