Report name:
Uptake, distribution and depuration of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Australian Abalone
Authors:
Natalie Homan, Gustaaf Hallegraeff, Paul van Ruth, Roel van Ginkel, Paul McNabb, Andreas Kiermeier, Marty Deveney, Catherine McLeod
Co-Investigators:
SafeFish
Content type:
Report
Background information:
To determine if Australian abalone had the propensity to take up marine toxins from the environment.
Date:
01 March 2010
Project status:
Completed
Other information:
Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PSTs) are the most common and widespread marine biotoxins detected globally. Blooms of toxic algae in Tasmania are becoming more frequent and have the ability to affect seafood grown in these regions. This report looks into potential uptake mechanisms of the toxin by the abalone, its distribution to tissues and its propensity to depurate the toxin.