Proceedings of the Second Irish Marine Biotoxin Science Workshop

The Marine Institute’s objectives for Irish Biotoxin programme are to support the continued development of the Irish Shellfish Industry and to promote food safety, by building the best Biotoxin Management System in the Northern Hemisphere. The Marine Science Biotoxin Workshops are part of Marine Institute’s role as the National Reference Laboratory. The EU mandate for Reference Labs emphasises the need for dissemination of information. The objectives of the Marine Science Biotoxin Workshop are: (1) Take Stock of developments since last Workshop, April 2000; (2) Review Irish Monitoring System & Trends; (3) Summarise current Irish Research in HAE/Phytoplankton; (4) Compare with International Best Practice in New Zealand and USA; (5) Provide a Forum for Debate/Feedbac