| Event name: | CA-09-035 | |
| 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: 82ugSTXeq/100g-435ugSTXeq/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: 48.835833, Longitude: -64.414167 | |
| General location information: |
Gaspe, Quebec Region HAB Area code(s): CA-09 |
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| Additional location information: | Q-9; 100km vicinity of Penouille; commercial mussel cultivation (Baie de Gaspe) | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2009-07-21 Start: 2009-06-11, End: 2009-06-30 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2009-06-22, End: 2009-08-03 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(380 cells/L)
2009-06-11 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium ostenfeldii
(100 cells/L)
2009-05-14 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | very low abundance | |
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| Nutrient information: |
NITRATE:
Min. 0.13 Max. 0.42
PHOSPHATE: Min. 0.10 Max. 0.49 SILICATE: Min. 3.29 Max. 14.93 |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 22 °C, Min: 15 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 24.6, Min: 17.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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