Safe management of shellfish and harvest waters

Overview

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.

Safe management of shellfish and harvest waters is a new international text that comprehensively addresses the risks, monitoring and management of sewage contamination of bivalve shellfish harvest waters. It reviews worldwide experience, identifies the challenges and opportunities that face the industry and suggests responses to those challenges.

Case studies are taken from a range of developing and developed countries to highlight different concerns and approaches, and to allow practitioners to draw lessons that can be applied in tropical and/or temperate settings.

New tools and techniques are explored that may enable innovative regulation and management to improve public health .

Safe management of shellfish and harvest waters will be invaluable for health agencies, water quality and shellfish regulatory agencies, and other environmental professionals working in the shellfish industry.