Learning Objectives

1. Understand the linkage between marine algal toxins and human food poisoning.
2. Examine Scombroid fish poisoning
3. Examine Ciguatera fish poisoning
4. Understand paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, encephalopathic or amnesic shellfish poisoning.
5. Examine Fugu poisoning (tetrodotoxin).
6. Explore other marine toxins.

Advance Reading

• Shibamoto, pp. 51-63.

Suggested Reading

• Marine Toxins, CDC

Keywords

1. Scombroid fish poisoning
2. Ciguatera fish poisoning
3. Ciguatoxin
4. Shellfish toxicity
5. Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP)
6. Saxitoxin
7. Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
8. Brevetoxin
9. Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
10. Okadaic acid
11. Encephalopathic (amnesic) shellfish poisoning
12. Domoic acid
13. Fugu poisoning
14. Tetrodotoxin
15. Harmful algal blooms (HAB; red tide)
16. Gempylotoxin
17. Pfiesteria complex organisms (PCO)