Type |
Article |
Date |
2013-12 |
Language |
English |
Author(s) |
Masson Daniel1, Thomas Gerard1, Genauzeau Sylvie1, Le Moine Olivier1, Derrien Annick1 |
Affiliation(s) |
1 : Lab Environm & Ressources Poitou Charentes, Stn Ronce les Bains, F-17390 La Tremblade, France. |
Source |
Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd), 2013-12 , Vol. 77 , N. 1-2 , P. 315-319 |
DOI |
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.028 |
WOS© Times Cited |
4 |
Keyword(s) |
Ballast water, Risk assessment, Toxin producing dinoflagellates, Shellfish farming, La Rochelle, Pathogenic bacteria |
Abstract |
The most important oyster farming area in Europe is in a close proximity of two medium size merchant ports. Cargo ships deballast in this area before loading, releasing unwanted or noxious marine species. During a sampling campaign aboard these arriving ships, we found in some ballast water samples a huge number of potentially toxic dinoflagellates and some potentially pathogenic bacteria. A model was applied to find the potential geographical spread of the discharged ballast water. This model predicts the water to reach highly vulnerable shellfish farmed areas in six to eight days. |
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