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Informative brochure for Algal Ostreopsis

The informative brochure was developed by working group ICZM-Ramoge research on "Ostreopsis ovata" under the RAMOGE (Italy, Monaco and France) which ISPRA participates in support of the Ministry of the Environment and Sea.

The potentially toxic blooms Ostreopsis ovata phenomenon has been monitoring since 2007 at national level under the ISPRA / ARPA activities concering "Algal blooms Ostreopsis ovata along the Italian coasts" following the Directive program on toxic algae in compliance with the Directive Program Toxic Algae GAB / 2006/6741 / B01 of the Minister of the Environment; the collected data are processed and published in the following ISPRA Reports: