Harmful Algal Information System: Event CA-06-007

General Information

Event name:	CA-06-007
Country:	CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Shellfish
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 4,368ugSTXeq/100g)
Associated syndrome:	PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (Canadian Food Inspection Agencey Biotoxin Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (Previous Closures: June 20, 2004 to July 22, 2004(GTN-2004-01), and June 29 to August 3, 2000m due to PSP toxins (GTN-2000-01).)
Individuals to contact:	BATES, Stephen S. , GAUVIN, Jean

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Miramichi Bay, Gulf Region HAB Area code(s): CA-11
Additional location information:	All of Miramichi Bay north to the southern half of the Baie des Chaleurs, New Brunswick;The following URL gives the detailed location and other specifics about the closure (GTN-2006-03):http:/www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/cp-cp/ord-ord/po-oi/2006/gt06003-e.html
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	First detection: 2006-06-09, End: 2006-08-30
Additional date-related information:

Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	Likely to be Alexandrium tamarense, but this species was not present in five samples collected on Jun27 and July14
Event-related bibliography:	The following reference documents PSP toxins, for the first time, in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (including Miramichi Bay, New Brunswick) during 1988: Worms, J., N. Bouchard, R. Cormier, K.E> Pailey, and J.C. Smith. 1993. New occurrences of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins in the southern Gulf os St. Lawrence, Canada, p. 353-358. In: T.J. Smayda and Y. Shimizu [ed.] Toxic phytoplankton blooms in the sea. Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam.