UNESCO Harmful Algae News NO.5

Unknown poison found in French Atlantic Shellfish, Claire Marcaillou-Le Beau & Cathérine Belin............................................ 1

Pyrodinium bloom in Central Philippines, Cielito Lindo Gonzales......................................... 1

World record of PSP in Southern Argentina, José I. Carreto & Hugo R. Benavides .........................................2

Nuisance blooms in Argentina reservoirs, Ana Maria Gayaso......................................... 2

Alexandrium fraterculus in Uruguayan waters, Silvia Mendez.................................................................................. 3

Gymnodinium kills farm fish in India, Iddya. Karunasagar ..................................................................................3

Pseudo-nitzschia pseudodelicatissima... in Scandinavian coastal waters, Nina Lundholm & Jette Skov .........................................4

Some additional details, Lars Edler........................................................................................................................... 5

In the western Baltic, R. Hansen & U. Horstmann.............................................................................. 5

Elisa quantifies okadaic acid,Sushil K. Mohapatra ..............................................................................5

Monitoring Galician coastal waters, Joaquin Marino Cadarso & Juan Carlos Maneiro Cadillo.......................................... 6

Mediterranean invasion by the toxic seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia, Ian Jenkinson ..............................................................7

ICES - IOC Study Group meeting on harmful algae, Tim Wyatt......................................................... 8

Future events ..............................................................................8