Paralytic shellfish toxins in the sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus on Georges Bank: Implications for an offshore roe-on and whole scallop fishery

2014 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey DeGrasse ◽  
Camilo Vanegas ◽  
Stephen Conrad
1979 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. Hsu ◽  
A. Marchand ◽  
Y. Shimizu ◽  
G. G. Sims

The paralytic shellfish poison of the giant sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin), from the Bay of Fundy has been analyzed. Of eight toxins isolated, seven were identified with those previously recognized in various sources including the Atlantic toxic dinoflagellate, Gonyaulax tamarensis cells. The major components were gonyautoxin-I, gonyautoxin-II, and neosaxitoxin; saxitoxin was responsible for only a very small portion of the total toxicity. A minor toxin that was eluted between neosaxitoxin and saxitoxin in the chromatography system was found to be new and designated as gonyautoxin-VII. Key words: paralytic shellfish poisons, gonyautoxins, neosaxitoxin, Gonyaulax tamarensis


1983 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. S. Jamieson ◽  
R. A. Chandler

Levels of Gonyaulax excavata toxin in sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) tissues were monitored in eastern Canada on a monthly basis between 1977 and 1981. All tissues but the adductor muscle were found to be highly toxic in Bay of Fundy scallops, with negligible toxicity observed in scallops from Georges Bank, the outer Scotian Shelf, and Northumberland Strait scallops. Level of Bay of Fundy toxicity was much higher than previously observed (maximum digestive gland toxicity: 150 000 μg/100 g in March 1978), and recent average monthly toxicity for Bay of Fundy scallop roe ranged from 184 to 286 μg/100 g. Considerable fluctuation in toxicity can occur between adjacent months, and peak toxicities in sea scallops occur during fail and winter months. Scallop roe fisheries should be permitted to be established for scallops fished from the northern part of Georges Bank and Northumberland Strait. However, a closed zone for scallop roe should be established in the Bay of Fundy and adjacent Scotian Shelf.Key words: scallop, PSP, Gonyaulax, Placopecten, mollusk


Toxicon ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie J. Donovan ◽  
John C. Ku ◽  
Michael A. Quilliam ◽  
Tom A. Gill

Toxins ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Seung Ho Baek ◽  
Jung Min Choi ◽  
Minji Lee ◽  
Bum Soo Park ◽  
Yuchengmin Zhang ◽  
...  

Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) produced by Alexandrium catenella (formerly A. tamarense) in Korean coastal waters caused the deaths of four people (in 1986 and 1996) who consumed contaminated mussels (Mytilus edulis). This led to more detailed consideration of the risks of PST outbreaks and incidents in Korea, including the introduction of shellfish collection bans. In this study, we investigated the relationships between A. catenella population dynamics and PST accumulation in the mussel M. galloprovincialis. Discharges from the Nakdong River affect the environmental conditions along the Geoje coast, resulting in low salinity and high nutrient levels that trigger blooms of A. catenella. At the toxin peak on 24 April 2017, the toxins detected in A. catenella cells were C1, gonyautoxin (GTX)1 and GTX2, whereas the concentrations of PSTs in M. galloprovincialis were high and in the order of GTX4 > GTX1 > GTX3 > saxitoxin (STX) > GTX2 > neoSTX > decarbamoylgonyautoxin (dcGTX)2 > dc GTX3. The PST level in mussels was also high. At 15 °C, the PSTs are constantly found to be higher (10-fold higher in 2017 and 30-fold higher in 2018) than safe levels for human consumption (80 μg STX diHCl equivalents 100 g−1).


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