§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the locations of algal blooms in United Kingdom waters ranked in order of severity. [47792]
§ Angela EagleRegular monitoring of coastal waters for the presence of potentially harmful algae is carried out under the EU Shellfish Hygiene Directive by the three UK Fisheries Laboratories. Reports of the results from each monitoring site, including the absence or concentration of toxic algae when present, are published annually and are available from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS).