| Event name: | CA-94-005 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 3,150 µg DA /100 g in blue mussels.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Domoic acid was first detected in 1987 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BOYD, Jennifer | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Eastern Prince Edward Island, Gulf Region HAB Area code(s): CA-24 |
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| Additional location information: | New London Bay, Gulf of St. Lawrence | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1994-10-28 Start: 1994-10-28, |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia pungens
(314,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Harvesting was not permitted. | |||||||||||
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