Marine and freshwater ecosystems are warming, acidifying, and deoxygenating as a
consequence of climate change. In parallel, the impacts of harmful algal blooms (HABs) on …

Several Dinophysis species produce diarrhoetic toxins (okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins)
and pectenotoxins, and cause gastointestinal illness, Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) …

The first recorded micro-algae bloom in Chinese coastal waters dates back to 1933 and was
caused by a mixture of Noctiluca scintillans and Skeletonema costatum sensu lato along the …

Several dinoflagellate species of the cosmopolitan genus Dinophysis produce potent
lipophilic shellfish toxins (okadaic acid, its derivatives and the pectenotoxins) and pose a …

Abstract The IOC-ICES-PICES Harmful Algal Event Database (HAEDAT) was used to
describe the diversity and spatiotemporal distribution of harmful algal events along the …

The last few years have brought about many changes in the field of marine and freshwater
toxins, with advances in analytical technology and the realization that these toxins are a …

This monograph reviews marine micro-algal species from all origins around the globe for
their toxic or harmful character. We have considered the ex-pressions toxic and harmful in …

A simple and sensitive in situ method for monitoring the occurrence of toxic algal blooms
and shellfish contamination events has been developed. The technique involves the passive …

Various species of algae can produce marine toxins under certain circumstances. These
toxins can then accumulate in shellfish such as mussels, oysters and scallops. When these …

The illness of three people in 2011 after their ingestion of mussels collected from Sequim
Bay State Park, Washington State, USA, demonstrated the need to monitor diarrhetic …