| Event name: | CA-11-001 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 849 ug 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: 45.048056, Longitude: -66.777500 | |
| General location information: |
Northwestern Bay of Fundy, Scotia Fundy Region HAB Area code(s): CA-22 |
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| Additional location information: | Deadman's Harbour | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2011-07-06 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2011-01-01, End: 2011-12-31 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Alexandrium cells observed from April 12, 2011 to July 26, 2011 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense Balech 1985
(103 462 cells/L)
July 19,2011 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Scrippsiella sp.
(397 086 cells/L)
July 19,2011 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional Environmental information: | Deadman's Harbour, July 19,2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | Mytilus edulis sampled at Bar Road | ||||||||||||||||
