Report name:
Marine biotoxins in wild-caught Abalone in Australia
Authors:
Navreet Malhi, Alison Turnbull, Jessica Tan, Andreas Kiermeier, Amanpreet Sehmbi, Rama Nimmagadda, Catherine McLeod
Co-Investigators:
SafeFish
Content type:
National Survey
Background information:
The report details the findings of the first national survey of Australian wild caught abalone to detect marine biotoxins.
Date:
01 May 2014
Project status:
Completed
Other information:
The aim of the survey was to determine the presence of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), amnesic shellfish toxins (ASTs) and diarrhetic shellfish toxins (DSTs) in wild caught abalone at levels above the current Codex marine biotoxin limits during the 2013 fishing season.