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In the Philippines, paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) due to harmful algal blooms is top among marine poisoning incidences recorded in recent years. This paper presents how various management strategies and research activities implemented by the national government complement each other to mitigate the poisoning impacts on seafood consumers as well as on the aquaculture sector. It further highlights the advantages of decentralized vs. centralized monitoring systems, given the archipelagic nature of the country. Summaries are given of the various methods of PSP toxin quantification, the impacts of raising the national regulatory limit for the PSP toxin level, and the effects of outreach materials on public awareness of PSP events. Several studies were conducted to support the crafting of policies and guidelines related to toxic blooms and poisonings. Based on these findings, the Philippine government has succeeded in reducing the impacts of PSP through complementary approaches between management and research interventions.
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We express our gratitude and appreciation to Ms. Mirriam Cayme, Mr. Valeriano M. Borja, Mr. Christoper Del Rosario, Ms. Mary Jeremie Faith F. De Jesus, BFAR-Region 5 and the Provincial Agricultural Office of Sorsogon for assisting us in the collection and analysis of the samples. We also thank Dr. Shigeru Sato of Kitasato University for providing PSP toxin standards, and the FAO for the partial travel grant to the first author to attend the 8th ICMSS, held at Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Montojo, U.M., Romero, M.L.J., Narceda, R.J.A., Walican, N.S. (2014). Mitigating the Impacts of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning During Harmful Algal Bloom Episodes in the Philippines. In: Sauvé, G. (eds) Molluscan Shellfish Safety. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6588-7_5
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