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Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

such as: barracuda, black grouper, blackfin snapper, cubera snapper, dog snapper, greater amberjack, hogfish, horse-eye jack, king mackeral and yellowfin grouper.

Pollution

These toxin are harmless to fish but poisonous to human consumption

Possible causes:

People who have ciguatera may experience nausea, vomiting, and neurologic symptoms such as tingling fingers or toes. They also may find that cold things feel hot and hot things feel cold. Ciguatera has no cure. Symptoms usually go away in days or weeks but can last for years. People who have ciguatera can be treated for their symptoms.

KLENK

They eat other fish that consume producing algae dinoflagellates

TOXIN

Type of organism responsible:

large REEF fish

Ecological, Economic, and social impacts:

Areas where there are large amounts of ciguatera poisoning cases suffer economically because of lost of productivity and medical expenses

What can be done:

Species affected

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