The most serious algal toxin threat to New Zealand shellfish can now be detected faster and at around a quarter of the previous cost through a new test method likely to be introduced this year. The test for paralytic shellfish toxin (PST), the most serious of shellfish poisoning syndromes caused by harmful algae, has been developed by New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute in collaboration with the UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science.
Daily Archives: January 15, 2015
Western Lake Erie gets $19M to trim algae-forming runoff
The western Lake Erie region is getting more than $19 million in federal grant money to help farmers reduce algae-forming runoff in northwest Ohio, northeast Indiana, and southeast Michigan. Continue reading Western Lake Erie gets $19M to trim algae-forming runoff
Researchers study marine ecological changes at Easter Island
[Chile] Easter Island is the most remote inhabited island in the world, roughly 1,900 miles from the Chilean coast. It’s also near the Continue reading Researchers study marine ecological changes at Easter Island
Agrisea NZ Seaweed Processing Renders Fertilizers and Medicaments
HASTINGS, HAWKE’S BAY, NEW ZEALAND, December 31, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ — AgriSea NZ Seaweed Processing Renders Fertilisers and Medicaments
With a coastline comparable in length to Continue reading Agrisea NZ Seaweed Processing Renders Fertilizers and Medicaments