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Angler Exposure to Domoic Acid Via Consumption of Contaminated Fishes Vol. 9: 1–12, 2010 AQUATIC BIOLOGY Published online March 25 doi: 10.3354/ab00238 Aquat Biol OPENPEN ACCESSCCESS FEATURE ARTICLE Angler exposure to domoic acid via consumption of contaminated fishes Fernanda F. M. Mazzillo1,*, Caroline Pomeroy2, Julie Kuo1, Pete T. Ramondi3, Raquel Prado4, Mary W. Silver1 1Department of Ocean Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA 2California Sea Grant Extension Program, University of California Cooperative Extension, 1432 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA 3Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of California Santa Cruz, Center for Ocean Health, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA 4Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA ABSTRACT: Domoic acid (DA) is a neurotoxin that causes amnesic shellfish poisoning, and fish are recog- nized vectors of DA to marine fauna. However, the exposure of anglers through consumption of DA- contaminated fish is unknown. We measured DA in 11 fish species targeted by Santa Cruz Wharf (SCW) anglers in Monterey Bay, California, USA, and sur- veyed anglers regarding their fish consumption pat- terns. In addition, we used California mussel Mytilus californianus DA data provided by the state of Califor- nia and our measurements of DA in seawater to exam- ine the associations between DA in fish viscera versus in mussels and seawater. DA was detected in the vis- cera of 7 fish species commonly consumed by anglers, and toxin uptake in fishes varied according to their diet. DA was almost entirely in the viscera, with low Fishing at the Santa Cruz Wharf: anglers who consume their DA concentrations detected in muscle tissue. The fish catch may become contaminated with domoic acid, a majority of anglers (58% of 565) reported consuming neurotoxin produced by several species of Pseudo-nitzschia their catch, with a small fraction ingesting the viscera. (inset). Total DA concentrations in fish decreased significantly Photos: Fernanda Mazzillo, Rozalind Jester (inset) after 11 mo storage at –20°C. DA concentration in sea- water and California mussels was correlated with DA in the viscera of some but not all fish groups. We con- INTRODUCTION clude that SCW anglers who consume their catch are exposed to asymptomatic DA doses, and that exposure Domoic acid (DA) is a hydrophilic neurotoxin pro- is a function of the species and parts consumed, as well duced by diatoms of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia as storage methods and DA levels in the seawater and the cause of amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in when the fish are caught. humans (Bates et al. 1989). Humans are exposed to KEY WORDS: Domoic acid · Human exposure · the toxin by consuming DA-contaminated shellfish Recreational fishery · Anglers · Mytilus californianus · (Waldichuk 1989, Wright et al. 1989). ASP symptoms Pseudo-nitzschia · Monterey Bay vary according to the ingested DA dose and include vomiting and diarrhea, with higher exposures poten- Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher tially leading to neurological effects such as disorienta- *Email: [email protected] © Inter-Research 2010 · www.int-res.com 2 Aquat Biol 9: 1–12, 2010 tion, seizure, short-term memory loss and, in extreme by feeding on infaunal and/or epifaunal organisms and cases, death (Pulido 2008). The first documented case of on DA-contaminated sediment (Vigilant & Silver 2007). ASP occurred in 1987 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Because different sources of DA have been identified At that time, 108 persons who consumed DA-contami- for different fish species, a range of DA levels may be nated blue mussels Mytilus edulis were diagnosed with encountered in fish collected at the same time. Identi- ASP symptoms; 3 of them died (Perl et al. 1990). The fying an association between DA in seawater and in estimated DA dose ingested by victims in this event fish is important for predicting the occurrence of DA in ranged between 60 and 290 mg (Jeffery et al. 2004). fish. It is equally important to evaluate whether mus- DA was discovered in California in 1991 and the sels used in California’s Marine Biotoxin Monitoring California Department of Public Health (CDPH) sub- Program can be used to predict the occurrence of DA sequently added DA to the phycotoxins monitored in in fish. California mussels Mytilus californianus as part of the DA distribution and degradation in the fish body is Preharvest Shellfish and Marine Biotoxin Monitoring also poorly understood, mostly because initial studies Program. This program appears to have been effective (Lefebvre et al. 1999, Scholin et al. 2000) were focused in protecting consumers of commercially and recre- on DA exposure of marine animals such as California ationally caught shellfish, since no ASP cases have sea lions, which consume whole fish. In contrast, been reported in California even though toxin levels in anglers, depending on their cultural background and local waters have occasionally been high. However, other factors, may prepare and consume fish in differ- DA also can be transferred from Pseudo-nitzschia to ent ways, including eating different body parts and fish, which can contaminate marine birds such as storing their catch for different lengths of time. Thus, brown pelicans Pelecanus occidentalis and Brant’s cor- understanding angler consumption patterns as well as morants Phalacrocorax penicillatus, and marine mam- DA distribution in the fish body and DA degradation mals such as California sea lions Zalophus californi- during storage are of paramount importance in order anus, which prey upon the contaminated fish (Work et to evaluate exposure of anglers. al. 1993, Lefebvre et al. 1999, Scholin et al. 2000). The goals of the present study were to (1) determine Presently, there is no formal monitoring of DA in recre- which fish species and body parts are consumed by ationally caught fish (G. Langlois pers. comm.), yet DA anglers, and how anglers store their catch; (2) measure has been found in fishes at locations where anglers fish DA in fish commonly caught by anglers and compare (Fire & Silver 2005). Thus, humans may be exposed to DA levels among fish species with different diets to DA through consumption of not only shellfish but also identify those that pose the greatest threat to anglers; recreationally caught finfish. (3) measure and compare DA levels in fish viscera and In addition, DA has been detected in fish species muscle tissue under different storage conditions to that are commonly targeted by California anglers determine if DA diffusion and degradation occur dur- (SCCWRP & MBC 1994, RecFIN 2009). The planktivo- ing storage; and (4) assess possible relationships be- rous northern anchovy Engraulis mordax and Pacific tween DA in fish viscera and in seawater collected sardine Sardinops sagax have been found to contain nearshore and offshore, as well as DA in CDPH mus- DA on the California and Portuguese coasts, respec- sels to verify whether the presence of DA in fish can be tively (Vale & Sampayo 2001, Lefebvre et al. 2002). predicted by the occurrence of DA in seawater and in Larger pelagic fish such as Pacific mackerel Scomber mussels. japonicus and jack mackerel Trachurus symmetricus, We focused the present study on the Santa Cruz which feed on both plankton and small planktivorous Wharf (SCW) in Monterey Bay, California, because fishes, also contain DA off Mexico and Southern Cali- it supports a sizeable recreational fishery (W. Van fornia, respectively (Sierra-Beltran et al. 1998, Busse et Buskirk pers. comm.) and is easily accessed by anglers. al. 2006). Likewise, DA has been documented in the Additionally, the SCW is a site where CDPH mussels viscera of several benthic-feeding flatfish species are harvested and toxic blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia are found offshore in the Central California area (Vigilant frequent. & Silver 2007). DA contamination of fish can occur through different pathways; hence the presence of DA in fish may or MATERIALS AND METHODS may not be in phase with the local presence of toxic Pseudo-nitzschia in seawater. For example, planktivo- Angler survey. We conducted an intercept survey of rous fish acquire DA by feeding directly on toxic SCW anglers to determine whether they were at risk of Pseudo-nitzschia, but typically only when its density exposure to DA toxins as a result of their consumption exceeds ~1000 cells l–1 (Lefebvre et al. 2002a). In con- of SCW-caught fish. The survey was modeled after the trast, benthic-feeding flatfish are likely to acquire DA Santa Monica Bay and San Francisco Bay seafood con- Mazzillo et al.: Domoic acid in recreationally caught fish 3 sumption studies (SCCWRP & MBC 1994, SFEI 2000) described in Jester et al. (2009). Seawater samples and informed by similar studies done elsewhere in the were collected with a surface bucket at the SCW USA (e.g. the Great Lakes: West 1992; New York: Con- (36.57° N, 122.01°W). Additional surface samples were nelly et al. 1996). An intercept survey, a type of face- collected at M1, an offshore mooring located in the to-face interview, is the most effective survey method center of Monterey Bay over 1000 m deep water for this context because it affords more complete cov- (36.74° N, 122.02° W), because some of the fish species erage of anglers, including those who lack a telephone range more widely in the Bay outside the wharf region or permanent address, or do not speak or read English (Fig. 1). For determination of particulate DA in the sea- (US EPA 1998). In addition, no fishing license is re- water, 500 ml were filtered through Whatman GF/F quired to fish from manmade structures in California, filters using a low vacuum pump system. The filters thus intercept surveys are the only way to reliably were subsequently stored at –20°C for 2 mo before identify and sample the population.
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