| Event name: | CA-91-009 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 74 - 159 µg STXeq /100g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Alexandrium bloom is an annual event reported since 1984; PSP toxic incidents known for more than 100 years in the region.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | HUPPERTZ, Béatrice , LEVASSEUR, Maurice | |
| Location: | Latitude: 48.216667, Longitude: -65.716667 | |
| General location information: |
St. Lawrence River, Quebec Region HAB Area code(s): CA-08 |
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| Additional location information: | South shore of the Gulf of St Lawrence (49º 13' N, 65º 43' O) and north shore of the St. Lawrence estuary (48º 08' N, 69º 42' O). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1991-07-21 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Late July - early august. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium excavatum
(28,278 cells/L)
Maximum concentration recorded July 21 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | First occurence May 6, 196 cells/L observed. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 13 °C, Min: 10 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: |
Advected
In situ |
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| Growth Comments | The Alexandrium bloom found along the northern shore of the lower St. Lawence estuary may represent an endemic population since high concnetrations of motile cells have previously been observed in the water column. In contrast, bloom along the southern sh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Temperature range: 0-15ºC (10 - 13º C during the bloom). Salinity range: 8-30‰ ( 23 ‰ during the bloom). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | AOAC mouse bioassay. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Harvesting of shellfish periodically prohibited. Due to recurring mussel intoxications along the northern Gaspé penninsula, certain zones remained closed without PSP analysis. | ||||||||||||||||
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