Published the Report “Monitoring of the Potentially Toxic Microalga Ostreopsis cf. ovata along the Italian Coastline: Year 2024”

The Report presents data from monitoring activities on blooms of Ostreopsis ovata and other toxic benthic dinoflagellates carried out during the 2024 season along the Italian coastline.

In particular, it describes the results and methodologies for sampling and analysis, as well as surveillance, information, communication, and management measures implemented in the event of toxic blooms, with the aim of assessing both the trends of the phenomenon and the effectiveness of the actions undertaken to detect and control the distribution, abundance, and spatio-temporal dynamics of Ostreopsis ovata and associated blooms.

The report was prepared using the reports provided by 15 coastal Regional Environmental Protection Agencies (ARPA).