Acronym WATER
Category
Aquaculture
Title Warning of Algal Toxin Events to support aquaculture in the NPP coastal zone Region Programme Interreg IV
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
Strand B
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Robin Raine Coordinator email robin.raine@nuigalway.ie
Coordinator institution
NUI Galway - National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland)
Institutions involved
FAMRI - Faeroe Marine Research Institute (Faroe Islands) ,
FRS - Fisheries Research Services (United Kingdom) ,
SAMS - Scottish Association for Marine Science (United Kingdom) ,
NA - Seafood Shetland (United Kingdom) ,
Start year 2009 End year 2011 Funding (€) € 1,609,695 Website https://keep.eu/projects/6710/Warning-of-Algal-Toxin-Event-EN/ Summary The pristine waters of the Northern Periphery (NP) coastal zone provide an ideal environment for shellfish aquaculture, a low environmental impact industry which has expanded across Europe considerably over the past years, providing employment in remote coastal regions. Its development has however been hampered by episodic contamination of product with naturally occurring biotoxins derived from phytoplankton that are harmful to human health. Monitoring of the environment for potentially harmful phytoplankton and their biotoxins in shellfish is a requirement in EU member states. Time delays in achieving results, however, cause unnecessary losses to industry, particularly in peripheral regions. This project focuses on the provision of new methodologies that will provide: (1) Rapid, on site analysis for the presence of toxins in shellfish; (2) The application of simple procedures whereby harmful phytoplankton events can be predicted. These techniques are highly suited to peripheral regions. A sustainable service will be put in place providing these methods for industry, thereby facilitating the development of aquaculture throughout the region as forewarning of harmful events is an essential element to further the development of the shellfish aquaculture industry.
Keywords
Shellfish;
Mollusc;
Monitoring;
Algal toxins;
Impacts;
Open sea aquaculture;
Algae;
Bivalve;
Food safety;
Marine Region
7
Irish Sea (27.VIIa)
44
Spitzbergen and Bear Island (27.IIb)
43
Northeast Greenland (27.XIVa)
27
Bothnian Bay (27.IIId.31)
41
Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
29
West of Ireland (27.VIIb)
13
Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
37
Southeast Greenland (27.XIVb)
17
Bothnian Sea (27.IIId.30)
25
Faroes Grounds (27.Vb)
36
Iceland Grounds (27.Va)
26
Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland (27.VIa)
12
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