amnesic shellfish poisoning

Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) was first reported in eastern Canada in 1987.

DA-producing algal blooms are associated with the phenomenon of amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP).

Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP)

Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) is a human illness caused by consumption of the marine biotoxin called domoic acid.

In 2007 scallop beds along the west coast of Scotland were affected by a bloom which caused Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP).

With respect to scallop culture, two categories of toxins have been reported: Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) and amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP).

Domoic acid (DA), the neurotoxin that causes amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP), is a kainic acid analog, heterocyclic amino acid associated with certain harmful algal blooms.

Many of the most discouraging trends in the sea - giant tumors on turtles, PCBs in the flesh of fish, amnesic shellfish poisoning of humans by algae blooms - were unknown 30 years ago.