General Information

Event name: CA-13-021
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 0.52 ug/g)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: WHITE, John

Location & Date

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General location information: Central Coast of BC, Canada West Coast
HAB Area code(s): CA-39
Additional location information: Lama Passage
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2013-10-15
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): End: 2013-11-18
Additional date-related information: DSP values climbed back up to 0.22 ug/g on Dec 16, 2013

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus californiacus Okadaic Acid 0.52 ug/g LC-MS
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