| Event name: | CA-16-001 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Harmful Algae Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | HAIGH, Nicky | |
| Location: | Latitude: 49.329167, Longitude: -126.079167 | |
| General location information: |
Clayoquot Sound, West Coast Canada HAB Area code(s): CA-36 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2016-05-13 |
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| Additional date-related information: | bloom lasted approximately 4 weeks | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Chrysochromulina sp.
(~6000000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Coccolithophorid sp was co-occuring dominant species. Large coccolithophorid bloom was seen offshore Vancouver Island and in some inlets (May to July). Only mortalities reported were farmed fish from some sites in central to northern Clayoquot Sound, where Chrysochromulina species co-occurred with coccolithophorids. | |
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