| Event name: | CA-04-040 | |
| 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: 0.25ug/g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring Program of Toxic and Harmful Algae) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Presence of DSP toxins in Gulf of St. Lawrence since 1998) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BONNEAU, Esther , SAUVÉ, Gilbert , STARR, Michel | |
| Location: | Latitude: 51.024722, Longitude: -58.585556 | |
| General location information: |
North coast Mecantina Trough, Quebec Region HAB Area code(s): CA-01 |
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| Additional location information: | 200 km vicinity of Tete-a-la-Baleine, natural mussel havesting area | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2004-09-12 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
(500 cells/L)
2004-08-15 |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis norvegica
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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