The Star: Thursday January 3, 2013
Shellfish alert as red tide hits Sabah waters
KOTA KINABALU: People are warned against eating shellfish or bivalves obtained from the sea following a red tide alert in Sabah waters. Sabah Fisheries Department said these included oysters, mussels, cockles and any type of clam-like seafood. “A year-long Red Tide Monitoring programme conducted by the department with the state Health Department has detected the presence of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins in samples of bivalves from waters off certain parts of Sabah’s west coast. High densities of the PSP-causative organism was found in samples of sea water from Kuala Penyu, Kota Kinabalu, including Gaya Island, Sepanggar Bay and Likas Bay as well as in the Papar, Putatan, and Tuaran districts. The numbers became so large and dense that they released a brownish red colour to the sea at times. The types of sea life considered safe to eat include all types of prawns and crabs, coral fish and predatory fish.
KK Talk – Wed, 3rd April 2013 – Red tides in Sabah, recent events and R & D
RED TIDES (OR HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS) IN SABAH : RECENT EVENTS AND R&D
by Datin Seri Panglima Dr Ann Anton
Professor and Head, Unit For Algal Bloom Studies (UHABS), Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
In Malaysia, red tides, or scientifically known as harmful algal blooms (HABs), occur frequently only on the west coast of Sabah. With the first recorded occurrence of the toxin-producer Pyrodinium bahamense var compressum, the causative species, in Brunei Bay in 1976, HABs have recurred every year since then. In 2005, Pyrodinium blooms were replaced by a second causative species, Cochlodinium polikrikoides, which leaves a red discoloration of the surface waters where it blooms. The recent incidences of HABs resulting in human fatalities have raised concern among the public. This talk will discuss the causes of HABs, their impacts and strategies to mitigate them. The Unit for Harmful Alga Bloom Studies (UHABS) is a research unit at the Borneo Marine Research Institute UMS dedicated to studies which contribute to the understanding and control of HABs. The research focus and outcomes of the Unit will be presented.
Date: Wednesday, 3rd April 2013
by Datin Seri Panglima Dr Ann Anton
Professor and Head, Unit For Algal Bloom Studies (UHABS), Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
In Malaysia, red tides, or scientifically known as harmful algal blooms (HABs), occur frequently only on the west coast of Sabah. With the first recorded occurrence of the toxin-producer Pyrodinium bahamense var compressum, the causative species, in Brunei Bay in 1976, HABs have recurred every year since then. In 2005, Pyrodinium blooms were replaced by a second causative species, Cochlodinium polikrikoides, which leaves a red discoloration of the surface waters where it blooms. The recent incidences of HABs resulting in human fatalities have raised concern among the public. This talk will discuss the causes of HABs, their impacts and strategies to mitigate them. The Unit for Harmful Alga Bloom Studies (UHABS) is a research unit at the Borneo Marine Research Institute UMS dedicated to studies which contribute to the understanding and control of HABs. The research focus and outcomes of the Unit will be presented.
Date: Wednesday, 3rd April 2013
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