Of the known benthic, toxigenic microalgae, species from the genera, Gambierdiscus and
Ostreopsis, present the biggest threats to human and environmental health. Gambierdiscus …

Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is one of the most devastating food-borne illnesses caused
by fish consumption. Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are potent neurotoxins synthesized by the benthic …

Fish is a mainstay of food security for Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs). Recent
household income and expenditure surveys, and socio-economic surveys, demonstrate that …

Dinoflagellate species isolated from the green calcareous seaweed, Halimeda sp. JV
Lamouroux, growing in Rarotongan lagoons, included Gambierdiscus australes Faust & …

This study investigates ciguatoxin dynamics in mullet after controlled feeding of
Gambierdiscus polynesiensis cells as a model to characterize the absorption, distribution …

Ciguatera fish poisoning characterizes the intoxication caused by consumption of fish from
tropical and subtropical areas, which have accumulated ciguatoxins (CTXs). The observed …

This research identifies factors associated with the contamination by ciguatoxins (CTXs) in a
population of fish and proposes a predictive score of the presence of CTX-like toxicity in …

Local population frequently consumes moray eels and dusky groupers from the Canary
Islands. These species are top predators and the interactions between them include …

In the coastal countries of East Asia and Southeast Asia, ciguatera should be common
because of the extensive tropical and subtropical coral reefs along the coasts and in the …

Although the coastal fisheries of the Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) differ
considerably from the industrial tuna fisheries of the region (Chapter 8), the importance of …