Specific biological threats in western Mediterranean region

Abstract

This paper relates the occurrences of Harmful Algae Blooms episodes in Western Mediterranean countries. This phenomenon appears to have increased in frequency, intensity and geographic distribution. The impacts of such events have reached whole countries maritime borderers' in this region, by the proliferation of numerous harmful algae species producing various type of marine biotoxins and probably the azaspiracid (AZP) that start to make one's appearance in Ireland the last few years. © 2006 Springer.