| Event name: | CA-03-007 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish , Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 4100 µg STXeq / 100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | MARTIN, Jennifer | |
| Location: | Latitude: 44.500000, Longitude: -66.666667 | |
| General location information: |
Northwestern Bay of Fundy, Scotia Fundy Region HAB Area code(s): CA-22 |
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| Additional location information: | 44º 30' - 44º 50' N 66º 40 - 66º 50º W. Affected area involved the entire east coast of Grand Manan Island which has numerous salmon aquaculture sites; 2003 was prior to the formation of HAB Area codes therefore there is more than one event for PSP in 2003 in CA-22. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2003-09-24 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2003-07-21, | |
| Additional date-related information: | Final date: most shellfish beds in the Grand Manan area are still closed to harvesting (Dec 03). | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense
(377,500 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Ditylum brightwellii
(268,770 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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