| Event name: | CA-13-001 | |
| 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: 407 ug Saxitoxin equiv./100 g) | |
| 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 th 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 , WHITE, John | |
| Location: | Latitude: 45.048056, Longitude: -66.777500 | |
| General location information: |
Deadmans Harbour, Northwestern Bay of Fundy HAB Area code(s): CA-22 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2013-06-05 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2013-04-15, End: 2013-10-09 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense Balech 1985
(6280 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Nutrient information: |
AMONIUM:
0.46
NITRITE: 0.07 PHOSPHATE: 0.294 SILICATE: 0.62 NITRATE + NITRITE: 0.71 |
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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