Analysis of marine biotoxins: paralytic and lipophilic shellfish toxins in Mussels (Mytilus Galloprovincialis) along the Namibia coastline

• Main Author: Dijerenge, Kahe J
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Marine biotoxins; Shellfish; Mussels; Coastline; Seafood poisoning; Marine toxins; Bird Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1466

The study was carried out along the Namibian coastline, this includes Henties Bay, Swakopmund, Bird Island, Walvis Bay and Lüderitz to assess presence of shellfish marine biotoxins in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis which are filter feeders and feed on some of the algal species that produces phyc...