| Event name: | CA-94-006 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 4,600 µg STXeq/ 100 g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Department of Fisheries & Oceans Inspection Laboratory.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Shellfish areas are closed in the Bay Fundy annually (generally during summer months) due to unacceptable levels of PSP toxins.) | |
| 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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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1994-06-28 Start: 1994-06-28, |
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| Additional date-related information: | The majority of shellfish harvesting areas were closed to harvesting either for some time during or for the duration between late May and mid-August. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense
(53,856 cells/L)
June 28 at Deadmans Harbour |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Although cells were observed throughout the region, highest concentrations observed during 1994 were 53,856 cells/L on June 28th at Deadmans Harbour. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 12 °C, Min: 6 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Shellfish harvesting areas were closed to harvesting during the time when levels of PSP toxins were greater than 80 µg/100 g. The Bay of Fundy is also closed to the harvesting of blue mussels throughout the year. | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Extractions were conducted at the Department of Fisheries &Oceans Inspection Laboratory at Black's Harbour, New Brunswick. | ||||||||||||||||
