Report name:
Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Event 2012-2013
Authors:
SafeFish
Co-Investigators:
Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Content type:
Scientific Review
Background information:
This review evaluated the sequence of events that lead to the detection of PSTs in seafood from Tasmania by the Japanese import authority.
Date:
01 June 2013
Project status:
Completed
Other information:
The aim was to Identify the key factors that contributed to the non-compliance event, in particular identifying how the bloom remained undetected for long enough to produce violative PST levels and if/why the TSQAP biotoxin management plan protocols were breached.