| Event name: | CA-03-005 | |
| 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: 300 µg STXeq /100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| 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 (PSP detected annually since 1943.) | |
| 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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| Additional location information: | 2003 was prior to the formation of HAB area codes thereore there is more than one event for PSP in CA-22 | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2003-07-22 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2003-07-15, End: 2003-08-11 | |
| Additional date-related information: | Alexandrium cells present in low numbers in May-June; with high concentrations in mid-July. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense
(54,910 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Heterocapsa triquetra
(122,536 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | Fluorescence 8 µg/l | |
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