Acronym SPIES-DETOX
Category
Aquaculture
Title Active biological monitoring and removal of toxins in aquaculture ecosystems and shellfish - including the development of a Solid-Phase In-situ Ecosystem Sampler and detoxification of shellfish Programme FP6
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP6 - SMEs-Collective Research Project
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Specific Research Activities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Dennis Stephen Gowland Coordinator email dennis@researchrelay.com
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA - Applied Enzyme Technology Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
AUTh - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) ,
NA - Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
NA - Biomarin Growth (Norway) ,
NA - Biosense Laboratories AS (Norway) ,
CBMF - Clew Bay Marine Forum Ltd (Ireland) ,
FRS - Fisheries Research Services (United Kingdom) ,
FERA - Food and Environment Research Agency (United Kingdom) ,
NA - Greek Federation of Shellfish Producers (Greece) ,
NA - Havbrukskompaniet AS (Norway) ,
NA - Hvalerskjell AS (Norway) ,
NA - Killary Fjord Shellfish Ltd (Ireland) ,
NA - Kvitsøy Edelskjell AS (Norway) ,
ANFACO-CECOPESCA - National Association of Conservatives of Pescados (Spain) ,
NUI Galway - National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland) ,
SAMS - Scottish Association for Marine Science (United Kingdom) ,
USC - University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) ,
Start year 2006 End year 2009 Funding (€) € 2,070,000 Website NA Summary SPIES: The aim is to work with the aquaculture industry to develop ‘early-warning’tools for the detection of toxic algal blooms and toxins before shellfish are contaminated or fish are killed. Objectives include: 1)Testing the usefulness of passive adsorption to detect algal toxins (lipophilic, paralytic and amnesic shellfish poisoning toxins) in seawater; 2) Using molecular techniques to assess the abundance of specific toxic algae (e.g., Dinophysis, Alexandrium, Pseudo-nitzschia, Kareniaspp.).
DETOX: The aim is to develop procedures, for use by industry, to remove algal toxins from contaminated shellfish. Objectives include: 1) Producing a scientifically validated protocol for removal of paralytic and amnesic shellfish poisoning toxins from scallops which can be used by processors and chefs in restaurant kitchens; 2)Training aquaculturists in the use of simple, sensitive and robust assays for the detection of algal toxins; 3) Investigating the use of bacterial diets to remove algal toxins from contaminated shellfish; 4) Implementation of developed methods as HACCP (Hazard Analysis at the Critical Control Points) tools.
Keywords
Food safety;
Mollusc;
Technology;
Shellfish;
Scallop;
Bivalve;
Monitoring;
Algal toxins;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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