Bivalve molluscs stand out for their ecological success and their key role in the functioning of
aquatic ecosystems, while also constituting a very valuable commercial resource. Both …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have wide-ranging environmental impacts, including on
aquatic species of social and commercial importance. In New Zealand (NZ), strategic growth …

Besides human health risks, phycotoxins may cause physiological injuries on molluscan
shellfish and, consequently, damages to marine ecosystems and global fisheries production …

Due to the unique biodiversity and the physical-chemical properties of their environment,
marine microorganisms have evolved defense and signaling compounds that often have no …

Molecular imprinting technology (MIT) has been considered as an attractive method to
produce artificial receptors with the memory of size, shape and functional groups of the …

Bivalves were long thought to be “symptomless carriers” of marine microalgal toxins to
human seafood consumers. In the past three decades, science has come to recognize that …

Bivalves, from raw oysters to steamed clams, are popular choices among seafood lovers
and once limited to the coastal areas. The rapid growth of the aquaculture industry and …

Various species of Alexandrium can produce a number of bioactive compounds, eg,
paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), spirolides, gymnodimines, goniodomins, and also …

Bivalves are carriers of toxins produced by harmful algal blooms (HAB) species and were
initially thought to be relatively unaffected. However, in recent years, increasing evidence …

Harmful algal bloom (HAB) species Alexandrium catenella and Dinophysis acuminata are
associated with paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) and diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) …