Event name: | CA-10-002 | |
Country: | CANADA | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 4 921 STX equiv./100g) | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | ||
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Phytoplankton monitoring in the western Fundy Isles in the Bay of Fundy) | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (PSP has been detected annually since 1943 in the Fundy region) | |
Individuals to contact: | MARTIN, Jennifer |
Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
General location information: |
Northwestern Bay of Fundy, Scotia Fundy Region HAB Area code(s): CA-22 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2010-04-13, End: 2010-07-20 | |
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2010-01-11, | |
Additional date-related information: | area still quarantined as of December 2010 |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense
(943 000 cells/L)
June 29, 2010 |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 14 °C, Min: 4.7 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 31.76, Min: 30.73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Management decision: | Shellfish harvesting areas were closed when toxin values exceeded 80 ug/100g, notification and education through signage and media | |||||||||||
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