OCCURRENCE OF POTENTIALLY PATHOGENIC BACTERIA SPECIES AT A MUSSEL FARM ENVIRONMENT IN THE STRAITS OF MALACCA. Ahmad A., Usup G.*

HIGH HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE PROCESSING OF MUSSELS. Altinier G.*, Rovere P., Gola S., Gabrielle L., Procida G., Tubaro A., Della Logia R.

MONITORING OF MARINE BIOTOXINS AND PRESENCE OF HAB EVENTS IN PERU: CURRENT STATUS. Antinori Vera J, Sánchez-Ycochea L.M.*, Sascón Cabrera D., Mendoza J.A.

PARASITES OF SHELLFISH, Typanotomus furcatus, Lanistes varicus and Pila ovata, Penaeus duorarum natialis AND Callinectus maginata FROM EDO AND DELTA STATE OF NIGERIA. Awharitoma O.A., Ekpubeni F.A.*, Edemadido O.C., Azaka E.O., Ilevbagie E.O.

LEVELS OF HEAVY METALS AND ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS IN COCKLES (Cardium edule) IN THE RÍA OF VIGO. Besada V.*, González-Quijano A.

ACCUMULATION OF PARALYTIC SHELLFISH TOXINS FROM Alexandrium minutum BY GENETICALLY DIFFERENT MUSSELS STOCKS. Blanco J.*, Fuentes J.

ACCUMULATION OF PARALYTIC SHELLFISH TOXINS BY Mytilus galloprovincialis: DEPENDENCE ON THE TOXIN CONCENTRATION IN FOOD. Blanco J.*, Iniesta R.

EVALUATION OF PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE INHIBITION ASSAY FOR DSP TOXINS MONITORING IN PORTUGUESE BIVALVE. Botelho M.J.*, Rodrigues S.M., Costa P.R., Sampayo M.A. de M.

TOXIC AND POTENTIALLY TOXIC PHYTOFLAGELLATES FROM MEXICAN PACIFIC COAST. Bravo-Sierra E.*, Hernandez-Becerril D.U.

IMMUNOASSAYS FOR THE ANALYSIS YESSOTOXINS. Briggs L.R., Miles C.O.*, Garthwaite I., Ross K.M., Towers N.R., Samdal I., Aasen J., Torgersen T., Aune T., Petersen D.

THE ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY OF PECTENOTOXIN-2-SECO ACID AND 7-EPI-PECTENOTOXIN-2-SECO ACID IN MICE. Burgess V., Seawright A., Shaw G, Moore M.R.*

IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF TOXIC PHYTOPLANCTON IN THE GALICIAN COAST. Carrera M.*, Frangópolus M, Guisande C., González A., Muñoz S.M.

INFLUENCE OF MUSSEL POSITION IN RAFT ROPE ON POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS DISTRIBUTION. Carro N.*, García I., Ignacio M, Mouteira A.

COMPARISON OF TWO METHODS OF HEPATITIS A VIRUS RECOVERY FROM CLAMS FOR REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION PCR DETECTION. Casas N., Zigorraga C., Moreno B., Suñén E.*

TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF THE PROCESS OF OYSTER PURGING Crassostrea virginica IN THE TAMPACHOCO PILOT PLANT, VERACRUZ, MÉXICO. Cervantes C.R.C., Gómez Barrón J.M.

ASP TOXICITY IN PORTUGUESE SHELLFISH AN ITS RELATION WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF Pseudo-nitzschia australis. Costa P.R.*, Rodrigues S.M., Botelho M.J., Sampayo M.A. de M.

EVALUATION OF THREE PCR METHODS TARGETED TO DIFFERENT GENES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF Vibrio parahaemolyticus STRAINS. Cozzi L.*, González Mejuto R., Suffredini E., Leyva Castillo V., Toti L, Croci L.

HSP70 LEVELS IN OYSTER Crassostrea virginica EXPOSED TO CADMIUN SORBED TO ALGAL FOOD AND SUSPENDED CLAY PARTICLES. Cruz-Rodríguez L.A., Chu F.L.*

DYNAMICS OF THE DINOFLAGELLATE Alexandrium catenella AND SHELLFISH TOXICITY DURING A PSP EVENT IN FANGAR BAY (CATALONIA, NW MEDITERRANEAN). Delgado M.*, Furones D., Feliu T.

IMPACT OF THE FROZEN STORAGE AND TWO ANTIMICROBIAL ON MICROBIAL FLORA OF Pinctada imbricata. Elguezabal L.*, Villegas L., Moya E., Villalobos de Bastardo L.B.

DETERMINATION OF PSP, DSP AND ASP TOXINS IN THE CLAMS (Venus gallina) GROWN IN THE WESTERN BLACK SEA REGION OF TURKEY. Eryýdýt A.

COMPARISON ABOUT TECRA UNIQUE Salmonella AND A CLASSICAL METHOD TO DETECT Salmonella FROM BIVALVE MOLLUSC. Ferro Soto B.*, Conchas R.F.

PRESENCE OF Salmonella IN RAW BIVALVE MOLLUSC FROM HARVESTING AREAS FROM GALICIA (NW SPAIN). Ferro Soto B.*, Conchas R.F.

RELATION BETWEEN CURRENT CLASSIFICATION OF SHELLFISH-GROWING AREAS AND VIRAL POLLUTION IN BIVALVE MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH. Formiga-Cruz*, Lleti Cristina, Furones D., Girones R.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON CONTENT IN CULTIVATED AND WILD MUSSEL. Franco M.A.*, Viñas L., Soriano, J.A., González J.J.

UTILISATION OF COMUNICATION MEDIA IN PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS IN RELATED TO HAB AND PSP IN THE MAGELLAN REGION, CHILE. García F.*, Banciella M.I.

STATUS OF HARMFUL SPECIES Alexandrium ostenfeldii AND Dinophysis acuta IN THE MAGELLAN REGION, CHILE. Guzmán L.*, Pacheco H., Alarcón C., Pizarro G.

RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF Alexandrium catenella AS AN EARLY WARNING OF PARLYTIC SHELLFISH POISON OUTBREAKS. Guzmán L.*, Pacheco H., García F., Alarcón C., Pizarro G.

EFFECTS OF DEPURATION ON PHYSICOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF SIDNEY ROCK AND PACIFIC OYSTERS. Heiskanen P., Reid I., Buckle K.*, Fleet G.

KILLING EFFICIENCY OF Salmonella typhimurium BY MUSSEL (Mytilus edulis) HAEMOCYTES RELATED TO BACTERIAL LPS-STRUCTURES AND TEMPERATURE. Hernroth B.

PARALYTIC SHELLFISH TOXINS DEPURATION OF DIFFERENT Tapes decussatus ORGANS. Iniesta R.*, Blanco J.

A METHOD TO QUANTIFY METABOLIC FAECAL LOSSES IN MUSSELS (Mytilus galloprovincialis), SCALLOP (Pecten maximus) AND COCKLE (Cerastoderma edule). Iniesta R.*, Blanco J.

DEVELOPMENT OF A SENSITIVE IN VITRO BIOASSAY FOR DIARRHETIC SHELLFISH POISONING (DSP) TOXINS. Kleivdal H.*, Ibsen M.W., Flatmark K.E., Doskeland S.O., Nguyen L., Aune T., Goksoyr A.

PRESENCE OF OKADAIC ACID IN A SAMPLE GROUP OF CUBANS WITH ACUTE DIARREA EPISODE. Lagomasino J.M.*, Soto J., Ravelo M., Pérez X., Dragous R., Pérez R., Loza S.

USE OF STATISTICAL METHODS FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE LIKELIHOOD OF THE PRESENCE OF HUMAN PATHOGENIC MICRO-ORGANISMS IN SHELLFISH, USING E. coli AND Salmonella AS AN EXAMPLE. Lee R.J.*, Younger A.D.

THE MARINE TOXIN PECTENOTOXIN-6 INDUCES IN VITRO DEPOLYMERIZATION OF F-ACTIN IN NEUROBLASTOMA CELLS. Leira F.*, Cabado A.G., Vieytes M.R., Roman Y., Alfonso A., Botana L.M., Yasumoto T., Malaguti C., Rossini G.P.

PREPARATION OF 14C-LABELED PARALYTIC SHELLFISH TOXINS FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH. Li P.*, Chang G.H., Hsieh D.P.H.

ACCUMULATION AND ELIMINATION OF Vibrio cholerae NON-O1, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, AND Vibrio harveyi BY MUSSELS. Marino A., Lombardo l., Crisafi G., Gugliandolo C., Nostro A., Alonzo V., Maugeri T.L.*

ARE COCKLES GOOD INDICATORS OF CONTAMINANTS IN ESTUARIES. Marsden I.D.*, Klena J., Calder A., Ismail S.

OCCURRENCE OF POTENTIAL TOXIN-PRODUCER MICROORGANISMS IN COASTAL AREAS OF BAHIA, BRAZIL. Matthiensen A.*, Nascimento I.A., Silva J.S.O

SHELLFISH MONITORING PROGRAM IN URUGUAY. Medina D.*, Ferrari G., Méndez S., Inocente G., Giudice H., Méndez E., Salhi M., Odizzio M., Otero M.D.

THE EFFECTS OF FREEZING ON Vibrio vulnificus IN WHOLE AND HALF SHELL OYSTERS. Mestey D., Rodrick G.E.*

YESSOTOXIN IN NORWEGIAN BLUE MUSSELS CAUSED BY Proroceratium reticulatum. Miles C.O.*, Aasen J., Dahl E., Samdal I., Aune T., Briggs L.R., Olseng C.D., Edvardsen B., Naustwoll L.J.

OPTIMISATION OF THE CONTINOUS LIXIVIATION OF ZINC IN MUSSEL SAMPLES AND ITS DETERMINATION BY FI-FAAS. Moreno-Cid A.*, Yebra M.C., Carro N.

DIRECT DETERMINATION OF IRON IN MUSSELS BY FI-FAAS. Moreno-Cid A.*, Yebra M.C., Carro N.

USE OF A GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT, WATER QUALITY INVESTIGATIONS AN ASSOCIATED RESEARCH IN SHELLFISHERIES. Morgan O.C.*, Lee R.J.

BLOOM OF Alexandrium minutum Halim IN THE GALICIAN (NW Spain) RÍAS BAIXAS AND ITS REPERCUSSION ON MUSSELS Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk. Moroño A.*, Arévalo F., Lion M, Maneiro J, Pazos Y, Salgado C., Blanco J.

VIRULENCE AND INTRAESPECIFIC DIVERSITY OF Vibrio spp. ISOLATED FROM PORTUGUESE MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH. Pereira M.F.*, Semedo T.L., Tenreiro R., Bernardo F.M.

EVALUATION OF SOME HEMATO-IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN THE BROWN MUSSEL Perna perna EXPOSED TO AQUATIC CONTAMINATION BY DOMESTIC WASTE. Pires K., Gargioni R., Barracco M.A.*

HEMATO-IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN THE BROWN MUSSEL Perna perna AS POTENTIAL INDICATORS OF AQUATIC CONTAMINATION BY OIL (DIESEL). Pires K., Gargioni R., Barracco M.A.*

EVALUATION OF VIRAL SHELLFISH DEPURATION IN A SEMI-PROFESSIONAL SIZE TANK, FIRST DATA. Pommepuy M.*, Caprais M.P., Le Saux, J.C., Le Mennec C., Parnaudeau S., Madec Y., Brest G., Le Guyader F.

OVERVIEW OF THE RED TIDES IN ECUADOR. Ponce K.

DIRECT DETECTION OF ACYL ESTERS OF OA AND DTX2 IN PORTUGUESE SHELLFISH BY LC-MS. Quilliam M.A., Vale P.*, Sampayo M.A.M.

INTERLABORATORY COMPARISONS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF STANDARD AND NON-STANDARD METHODS FOR THE ENUMERATION AND DETECTION OF E. coli AND ALTERNATIVE FAECAL INDICATORS. Rangdale R.*, Allard A., Formiga-Cruz M., Hernroth B., Vantarakis A., Henshilwood K.

A RE-EXAMINATION OF DEPURATION CONDITIONS FOR THE SYDNEY ROCK AND PACIFIC OYSTERS. Reid I., Heiskanen P., Buckle K*, Fleet G.

PRODUCTION OF DOMOIC ACID ISOMERS BY NEW ZEALAND ISOLATES OF THE DIATOM Pseudo-nitzschia. Rhodes L.*, Holland P., McNabb P., Adamson J., Selwood A.

AZASPIRACID 1 MODULATES Ca2+ AND cAMP CYTOSOLIC LEVELS IN HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES. Román Y.*, Alfonso A., Vieytes M.R., Ofuji K., Satake M., Yasumoto T., Botana L.M.

BACTERIA POPULATION EVALUATION FROM THE CULTURE SITE OF THE MARINE SNAIL Strombus gigas IN MEXICO. Romero J.*, Negrete P., Villegas G.

SHELLFISH MONITORING PROGRAM IN CHILE, DEVELOP BY NATIONAL FISHERIES SERVICE. Rozas C.*, Alarcon R.

CONTENT IN NINE HEAVY METALS OF THE ORGANS OF THE SCALLOP Pecten maximus. Saavedra Y.*, González A., Fernández P., Conchas R.F., Blanco J.

INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION OF METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN THREE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS FROM GALICIA. Saavedra Y.*, González A., Fernández P., Blanco J.

GROWTH AND TOXICITY OF Alexandrium catenella ISOLATED FROM THAU LAGOON IN STIRRED-TANK BIOREACTORS. Séchet V.*, Bérard J.B., Bohec M., Bougaran G., Carré C., Masselin P., Truquet P.

EVALUATION OF TRANSPORT AND STORAGE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE CONCENTRATION OF AMNESIC SHELLFISH TOXINS (AST) IN KING SCALLOPS (Pecten maximus). Smith E.A.*, Brown N.A., Papapanagiotou E.P., Scott A.C., Gallacher S.

CYTOGENETIC STUDY OF THE GILL NEOPLASIA IN Macoma balthica FROM THE GULF OF GDAÑSK. Smolarz-Górska K.*, Thiriot-Quievreux C., Wolowicz M.

MORPHOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CYTOGENETIC ABNORMALITIES OF Macoma balthica (BIVALVIA) FROM THE BALTIC SEA: EFFECT OF ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURE OR ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION TO CHANGING CONDITIONS?. Sokolowski A.*, Wolowicz M., Hummel H., Smolarz-Górska K., Fichet D., Radenac G.

DISTRIBUTION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHs) IN MUSSELS FROM SPANISH COAST: CASE STUDY IN NAVIA (ASTURIAS). Soriano Sanz J.A.*, Franco Hernández M.A., Viñas Díeguez l., González Fernández J.J.

RED TIDE IN GUATEMALA. Soto E.

RECENT OUTBREAKS OF AMNESIC SHELLFISH POISON IN CHILE. Suárez-Isla B.A.*, López A., Clement A., Guzmán L.

DEVELOPMENT OF A RT-BOOSTER-PCR FOR THE DETECTION OF NORWALK-LIKE VIRUSES IN SHELLFISH. Suffredini E.*, Di Pasquale S., Delibato E., Croci L., Toti L., De Medice D.

EVOLUTION OF TOXIN PHYTOPLANCTON AND BIOTOXINS IN MEDITERRANEUM COAST OF MOROCCO 1994-2000. Tahri Joutei L.*, Boutabib R., Maghraoui M.

STUDY OF PARLYTIC SHELLFISH TOXIN ACCUMULATION IN SHELLFISH FROM THE MOROCCAN COASTLINE. Taleb H.*, Sagou R., Amanhir R.

PREVENTION OF SEAFOOD CONTAMINATION AND HUMAN INTOXICATION BY MARINE TOXINS IN AYSEN, CHILE. Tocornal Ríos M.J.

PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING EVENTS IN MALAYSIA. Usup G.*, Pin L.C., Teen L.P., Ahmad A.

THE LONGEST AND RECENT RED TIDE EVENT IN COSTA RICA. Valverde J.O.

HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS OF TOXIGENIC DIATOM Pseudo-Nitzschia BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) IN THE GULF OF NICOYA, COSTA RICA. Vargas-Montero M.*, Freer E.

FIRST REPORT OF Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum AND bahamense (DYNOPHYTA: PERIDINAE) FORMING TOGHETER A RED TIDE AT THE GULF OF NICOYA, COSTA RICA. Vargas-Montero M.*, Freer E.

A POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION PROCEDURE FOR A RAPID DETECTION OF Salmonella spp. IN RAW MOLLUSCS. Vázquez-Novelle M.D., Carpintero P., García- Lavandeira M., Abad M., Sánchez J.L., Pérez-Parallé M.L.*

EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION IN THE SANITARY QUALITY OF THE BIVALVE Pinctada imbricata IN CUMANÁ, VENEZUELA. Villalobos de Bastardo L.V.*, Elguezabal L., Sánchez I.

USE OF THE MICROFOSS SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND ENUMERATION OF Escherichia coli IN OYSTERS. von Olnhausen S., Reid I., Fleet G., Buckle F.*, Cox J.

DETERMINATION OF AMNESIC SHELLFISH TOXINS IN SCOTTISH SHELLFISH BY ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY. Young M.*, Smith E.A., Garthwaite I., Gallacher S., Scott A.C.

DETERMINATION OF HEPATITIS A VIRUS, BACTERIOPHAGES AND BACTERIAL INDICATORS IN SHELLFISH. Zigorraga C.*, Moreno B., Martínez de Guereñu A., Casas N., Suñén E., Azpiri M.