| Event name: | CA-89-001 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (DFO Inspection) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (First recorded in autumn 1987 and has recurred during the autumns of 1988 and 1989 to a lesser degree each year) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BATES, Stephen S. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Eastern PEI, PEI HAB Area code(s): CA-24 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1989-11-16 |
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| Additional date-related information: | autumn early November | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Nitzschia pungens
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Smith et al 1990a; | |
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| Management decision: | mussel harvesting closed in estuaries in the autumn each year since 1987 | |||||||||||
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