Project number: 1986-084
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Principal Investigator: Gustaaf Hallegraeff
Organisation: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Cleveland
Project start/end date: 27 Dec 1988 - 30 Dec 1988
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Toxin
Shellfish Industry
Safety
Impacts
Food Safety

Objectives

1. Document seas abundance & spatial distribution dinoflagellates Gymnodinium catenatum, Dinphysis & D. fortii in S Tas waters.
2. Correlate abundance with variables.
3. Examine sediments for benthic cysts of G. catenatum. Document incidence in shellfish diet. Test shellfish for toxins