| Event name: | CA-03-006 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| 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 (Red tide has been seen annually in the Passamaquoddy Bay area since 1998, numerous episodes of a red tide in the area since the 1970s.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MARTIN, Jennifer | |
| Location: | Latitude: 45.066667, Longitude: -66.966667 | |
| General location information: |
Northwestern Bay of Fundy, Scotia Fundy Region HAB Area code(s): CA-22 |
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| Additional location information: | Passamaquoddy Bay | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2003-09-09 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Redtide seen Sept 8-15, 2003. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Mesodinium rubrum
(1,340,000 cells/L)
Ciliate. |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dictyocha speculum
(138,142 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | Fluorescence 6 µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 12.9 °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 31.95, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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