Author: White, Alan W.; Anraku, Masateru; & Hooi, Kok-Kuang; editors:
Title: Toxic Red Tides and Shellfish Toxicity in Southeast Asia
Description: [Singapore], SE Asian Fisheries Dev. Ctr. 1984. orig. wrappers. 24x16cm, iv,133 pp.. Textual maps & tables. Minor rubbing. Name inked inside front cover. VG. ¶ Proceedings of a consultative meeting held in Singapore 11-14 September 1984". Contains 14 papers. Includes: Occurrences of red tide in Brunei Darussalam and methods of monitoring and surveillance; Distribution of dinoflagellates at Jakarta Bay; Taman Jaya, Banten; and Benoa Bay, Bali and a report of an incidence of fish poisoning at Eastern Nusa Tenggara; The status of shellfish toxicity and related problems in Malaysia; Red tide and paralytic shellfish poisoning in Sobah; Lethal effect of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) from "Perna viridis", with notes of distribution of "Pyrodinium bahamense" var. "compressa" during a red tide in the Philippines; Red tides and paralytic shellfish poisoning in the Philippines; Detoxification of "Pyrodinium"- generated paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin in "Perna viridis" from Western Samart, Philippines; status of shellfish toxicity in Singapore; Shellfish poisoning in association with the occurence of potentially toxic dinoflagellates in the Gulf of Thailand; Red tide and paralytic shellfish poisoning phenomena in Thailand; Shellfish poisoning in Japanese waters; A summary of paralytic shellfish poisoning in Canada; Appendices.

Keywords: Paralytic Shellfish Toxins, Southeast Asia, Toxicology, Philippines Toxin, Toxic Red Tides, Marine Biology, Dinoflagellates, Poisoning, Indonesia Sabah