| Event name: | CA-04-033 | |
| 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: 1632ug/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 toxins recurrently accumulate year after year in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BONNEAU, Esther | |
| 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: | 200 km vicinity of Mont-Louis; natural mussel harvesting area | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2004-07-04 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2004-06-27, End: 2004-10-10 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(45 6625 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 15 °C, Min: 13.5 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 25.7, Min: 21.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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