Safe Management of Shellfish and Harvest Waters

by Rees, G.; Pond, K.; Kay, D.; Bartram, J.; Santo Domingo, J.

• ISBN13: 9789241563826
• ISBN10: 9241563826
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-28
• Publisher: World Health Organization

Summary

Unsafe water used for growing bivalve shellfish causes outbreaks of disease in both developed and developing countries worldwide. Scientists and regulators agree that change is required so that monitoring and management better reflect risks to shellfish consumers.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Expert consensus	p. 1
Bivalves: Global production and trade trends	p. 11
Adverse health outcomes	p. 21
Driving forces and risk management	p. 39
Identification of primary sources of faecal pollution	p. 51
Components of microbiological monitoring programmes	p. 91
Real-time monitoring technologies for indicator bacteria and pathogens in shellfish and shellfish harvesting waters	p. 109
Sanitary profiling of shellfish harvesting areas	p. 121
Depuration and relaying	p. 145
Overview of legislative principles and measures	p. 183
Official control monitoring programmes for live bivalve molluscs - legislative and regulatory approaches: Scotland	p. 205
Official control monitoring programmes for live bivalve molluscs - legislative and regulatory approaches: Canada	p. 217
Official control monitoring programmes for live bivalve molluscs - legislative and regulatory approaches: New Zealand	p. 233
Current management practices	p. 245
Experience from recreational waters	p. 267
Microbial modelling in coastal environments and early warning systems: useful tools to limit shellfish microbial contamination	p. 297
Framework for change	p. 319
Index	p. 331
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