Shellfish Safety Workshop

This workshop is annual event and relevant to both commercial and non-commercial shellfish harvesting.  It brings together researchers, industry participants, shellfish regulators and others with an interest in shellfish safety, water quality in shellfish growing areas and shellfish health.  The workshop provides an update on the latest research associated with topics such as:

• Environmental parameters to predict pollution
• Water monitoring
• Bioindicators of water quality
• Marine biotoxins – azaspiracids, palytoxins, PSP and saxitoxins
• Virus – the virus toolbox, norovirus and virus testing methodology
• Ostreid herpevirus – both the hatchery and industry perspectives
• Other research projects that will impact on the shellfish sector

Click here to see previous year's presentations.