Monitoring potentially toxic Ostreopsis cf. ovata along the italian coasts. Year 2023

Published the report which reports data from the monitoring activities of Ostreopsis ovata blooms and other toxic benthic dinoflagellates carried out in the 2023 season along the Italian coasts.

In particular, the results and methodologies of sampling and analysis, surveillance, information, communication and management in case of toxic blooms are illustrated, in order to evaluate both the trend of the phenomenon and the effectiveness of the activities implemented to detect and control the distribution, abundances and spatio-temporal dynamics of Ostreopsis ovata and associated blooms.

The reports provided by 15 coastal ARPAs were used to prepare this report.