Tag: bio-toxic red tide

• Wednesday, August 20th 2014 - 21:24 UTC

  Red tide devastates mussel growing and canning industry in Galicia

  

  The presence of the lipophilic toxin in the Galician estuaries, (northwest Spain) has caused the closure of almost all Galician mussel polygons and forced the closure of activities in the local canning industry. The red tide is currently blocking 90% of the rafts production, since only two polygons located in Betanzos and four in Redondela are open, reported Atlantico news.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 22:12 UTC

  Galicia closes a third of mussel polygons because of resurgent bio-toxic red tide

  

  The Xunta of Galicia in the northwest of Spain banned the extraction of mussels in 18 of the 55 floating nurseries of the autonomous region, that is to say, in 32% of the total capacity because of the presence of lipophilic biotoxin.