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General Information

Event name: CA-19-007
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
 Aquaculture Fish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Industry)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: McKENZIE, Cynthia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Clayoquot Sound, west Vancouver Island, Pacific Canada
HAB Area code(s): CA-35
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2019-11-01
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Report is for November, no date given

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Chaetoceros concavicornis ( cells/L)
Chaetoceros convolutus ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses: Aquaculture fish kill, salmon
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 09:44 on 30 Dec 2020
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