Red tide warning Average reader rating: 0
Source: www.falkland-malvinas.com	World News    6/11/2003 10:04:37
Red tide warning Magallanes region health authorities have reiterated warnings about the consumption of sea food given the extent of the red tide and the recent discovery of a load of twelve tons of contaminated shell fish that had to be destroyed. Laboratory tests showed that the shell fish extracted in the vicinity of Puerto Natales to the north of Punta Arenas and in the route to Torres del Paine Park had an average toxin content of 213 micrograms when the highest level authorized for human consumption is 80 per 100 grams of produce. Magallanes health authorities have called upon coastal fishermen to keep to the established areas, free of the toxic red tide. This toxin has paralyzing effects on humans affecting main systems such as digestive, respiratory and finally vascular. The warning extends as far north as Puerto Edén where some of the latest toxicological samples indicate toxin presence in the range of 564 to 2,612. The Puerto Natales incident was particularly fortunate since it was initiative of the fishermen, following official recommendations, to have the shell fish tested.
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