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. 2021 Sep 30;13(10):692. doi: 10.3390/toxins13100692

Table 3.

Open data sources used in CFP literature related to risk analysis (sources referred to as ‘websites’ are included).

Geographic Coverage Organization/Website ID Source Type Nature of CFP-Related Data Link (1) Reference (2)
Worldwide 3i Interactive Key and Taxonomic Database Software Public database and software Taxonomic species identification http://dmitriev.speciesfile.org/
http://dmitriev.speciesfile.org/key.asp?key=Bacillariales&lng=En&i=1&keyN=1
[37] and PW
Worldwide AlgaeBase Public database Algal species information https://www.algaebase.org/
http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=45535
[33]
Worldwide Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) Public database and open data portal DNA-based species identification http://www.boldsystems.org/ [36,56,57]
Worldwide Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees (BEAST)—Tracer Open-source software Molecular sequencing/Phylogenetic analysis http://beast.community/index.html
http://beast.community/tracer
[36]
Worldwide Bayesian Tip-association Significance testing (BaTS) Open-source software Phylogenetic analysis http://evolve.zoo.ox.ac.uk/Evolve/BaTS.html [36] and PW
Worldwide FishBase—A Global Information System on Fishes Public database Ciguateric fish species https://www.fishbase.in/search.php (Information by topic/Uses/Ciguatera)
https://www.fishbase.in/Topic/List.php?group=27
[36,39,55,57,61]
Worldwide FishSource—Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Public database Status of fisheries, fish stocks, and aquaculture https://www.fishsource.org/ [70]
Worldwide GenBank Public database and open data portal Genetic sequence (algal species and ciguateric fish) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/ftp/
[56,57,59] and PW
Worldwide Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)—Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) Open data portal Biodiversity (reef fish, invertebrates and algae, HABs, water quality) https://www.gbif.org/
https://www1.usgs.gov/obis-usa/ipt/
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/search
[41,50] and PW
Worldwide Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO—Harmful Algal Bloom Programme/IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae Public database Harmful microalgal species information http://www.marinespecies.org/hab/ [66]
Worldwide MrBayes: Bayesian Inference of Phylogeny Open-source software Phylogenetic and evolutionary models http://nbisweden.github.io/MrBayes/index.html
http://nbisweden.github.io/MrBayes/download.html
[36] and PW
Worldwide National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ocean Color & Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) Public database, maps and open data portal Sea surface temperature, salinity, density https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/
https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/
https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/
[45]
Worldwide National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Worldview EOSDIS (Worldview app) and Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) program (Earthdata) Public database, maps and open data portal Satellite-derived sea surface temperature https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/
https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search
[33] and PW
Worldwide National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—Coral Reef Watch (CRW) Public database and maps Coral Reef Satellite Monitoring https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/index.php [67]
Worldwide NOAA—Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL) Open data portal Climate, sea surface temperature https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/
https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.noaa.oisst.v2.html
[51,67]
Worldwide NOAA—National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (formerly National Climate Data Center) Public database, maps and open data portal Environmental (atmospheric, coastal, geophysical & oceanic) https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/world-ocean-database
[45,68] and PW
Worldwide Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) Open data portal and public maps Toxic algal species occurrence https://obis.org/
https://mapper.obis.org/
https://obis.org/manual/access/
[14,60,66]
Worldwide The Met Office UK—Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature data set (HadISST) Open data portal Climate, sea surface temperature https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadisst/
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadisst/data/download.html
[58] and PW
Worldwide UNESCO–IOC–ICES–PICES/Harmful Algae Event Database (HAEDAT) Public database and maps HAB events http://haedat.iode.org/
http://envlit.ifremer.fr/var/envlit/storage/documents/parammaps/haedat/
[11,14,53,60,63,65,66]
Worldwide World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Public database Marine organisms’ taxonomy (algae and fish) http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php [52]
European Union European Commission—Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) Public database Occurrence in foods https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=SearchForm&cleanSearch=1
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=SearchByKeyword&NewSearch=1&Keywords=cigua
[53,54] and PW
France, Italy, Monaco RAMOGE/Regional workshop on monitoring and management strategies for benthic HABs Open documents repository Various informational http://www.ramoge.org/fr/news.aspx?id=112 [11]
Canary Islands Gobierno de Canarias Open documents repository CFP occurrence data, general information on CFP intoxication in Canary islands https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/agp/sgt/temas/estadistica/pesca/index.html
https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/agp/sgt/galerias/doc/estadisticas/pesca/Estadistica-ciguatera-2017_2018.ods
https://www3.gobiernodecanarias.org/sanidad/scs/contenidoGenerico.jsp?idDocument=bb1799ed-b4c0-11de-ae50-15aa3b9230b7&idCarpeta=3ec36999-d4e1-11e2-8241-7543da9dbb8a
[70]
America Pan American Health Organization/Institutional Repository for Information sharing Open documents repository Various informational https://iris.paho.org/ [11,44] and PW
America (various territories) NOAA—Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) and Geographical Information System (GIS) Mapping Public database, maps Benthic habitat data https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download [68]
United States of America Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—National Center for Environmental Health Open documents repository General information, Ciguateric fish species, HAB events, statistics https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ciguatera/default.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ciguatera/fish.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/habs/index.html
[11,34,43] and PW
United States of America Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System Open documents repository Foodborne outbreaks’ occurrence https://www.cdc.gov/fdoss/annual-reports/index.html
United States of America CDC—National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) Public database, maps and statistics, open data portal Outbreaks’ occurrence by etiology, year, state, primary mode, setting https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/ (select Etiology → Ciguatoxin)
United States of America CDC—One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS) Open documents repository HABs-related human and animal illnesses & environmental data https://www.cdc.gov/habs/ohhabs.html
https://www.cdc.gov/habs/ohhabs_tables_and_figures.html
[62]
United States of America Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Open documents repository Public policies,
Ciguateric fish species, Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance (CFP included)
www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/Seafood/ucm2018426.htm
https://www.fda.gov/media/80748/download
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/11/22/2013-27913/guidance-for-industry-on-purchasing-reef-fish-species-associated-with-the-hazard-of-ciguatera-fish
https://www.fda.gov/media/80637/download
[33,43] and PW
Florida/US Florida Complaint & Outbreak Reporting System (FL-CORS) Public database Online food and
waterborne illness complaint forms
https://www.flcors.com/Home.aspx
https://www.flcors.com/FWSupport
[34]
Florida/US Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project (CREMP) Open data portal Coral reefs https://www1.usgs.gov/obis-usa/ipt/resource?r=coralreefevaluationandmonitoringproject-1999 [50] and PW
Florida/US Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC)—Water Quality Monitoring Network Open documents repository Water quality monitoring http://serc.fiu.edu/wqmnetwork/
http://serc.fiu.edu/wqmnetwork/Report%20Archive/report%20index.htm
[50] and PW
Florida/US NOAA—National Hurricane Center (NHC) Public database, open data portal Tropical cyclones reporting (North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific basins) https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/search/index
[68]
Hawaii NOAA—Central Pacific Hurricane Center Public database, open data portal Tropical cyclones reporting (central Pacific) https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ [68]
Hawaii State of Hawaii/Department of Health
Disease Outbreak Control Division
Open documents repository Case reports and statistics https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/resources/reports/summary-of-reported-cases-of-notifiable-diseases/ [11]
Caribbean countries Caribbean Epidemiology Center (CAREC) Open documents repository Epidemiology https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/2961 [14,44,60]
Caribbean countries Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
CARPHA EvIDeNCe portal
Open documents repository Public health data https://carpha.org/Portals/0/Documents/CARPHA-State_of_Public_Health_Inaugural_Report_2013.pdf
http://carphaevidenceportal.bvsalud.org/
[14,60] and PW
Caribbean countries Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)—Part of Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Open data portal, public database and maps Climate, sea surface temperature, algae index, chlorophyll concentration https://www.caricoos.org/
https://www.caricoos.org/data-download
https://www.caricoos.org/ecosystem-and-water-quality
https://www.caricoos.org/#!?detail=SelectOceanColor
[41,68] and PW
Caribbean + Gulf of Mexico University of South Florida- College of Marine Science-Optical Oceanography Laboratory/Satellite-based Sargassum Watch System (SaWS) Open data portal, public database and maps Sargassum sp. seaweed presence/changes https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/SaWS.html
Interoperability with CARICOOS:
https://www.caricoos.org/oceans/observation/modis_aqua/ECARIBE/afai
[41]
Mexico Gobierno de México/Comisión Federal de Protección Contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS) Open documents repository HAB events https://www.gob.mx/cofepris/acciones-y-programas/antecedentes-en-mexico-76707 [60] and PW
Australia Australian Government Department of Health (AGDH)/Communicable Diseases Intelligence Scientific journal (open access) Epidemiology, surveillance, prevention & control https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cdi-search [11,35] and PW
Australia AGDH—OzFoodNet Open documents repository Foodborne diseases’ surveillance https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cdna-ozfoodnet-reports.htm
Australia Safefish—National Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Research Strategy Open documents repository Risk mitigation information https://www.safefish.com.au/-/media/fish-safefish/documents/technical-reports/national-ciguatera-fish-poisoning-research-strategy-final.ashx [11] and PW
Australia Sydney Fish Market Open documents repository Seafood handling guidelines (incl. CFP) https://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Seafood-Trading/Quality/Food-Safety
https://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Portals/0/adam/Content/41UIctIuJECV0p4vxMVS4Q/ButtonLink/Seafood%20Handling%20Guidelines.pdf
[33]
Cook Islands Cook Islands Ministry of Health/Te Marae Ora Open documents repository Cases statistics 2000–2016 (by year & month) https://www.health.gov.ck/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2016-National-Health-Information-Bulletin.pdf [67] and PW
Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services of Fiji Open documents repository Outbreak response guidelines http://www.health.gov.fj/publications/
http://www.health.gov.fj/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Fiji-Communicable-Disease-Surveillance-and-Outbreak-Response-Guidelines-2016-1.pdf
[11]
French Polynesia Institut Louis Malardé—Ciguatera website Open documents repository, public database and maps General information, Ciguateric fish species, epidemiology mapping, surveillance and statistics, various documents http://www.ciguatera.pf/
https://www.ciguatera.pf/images/poissons/CATALOGUE%20BR%20.pdf
https://www.ciguatera.pf/index.php/fr/consultation-et-declaration
https://www.ciguatera.pf/index.php/fr/la-ciguatera/surveillance-et-statistiques
https://www.ciguatera.pf/index.php/fr/la-ciguatera/videos-et-medias
[11,33,39,41,51,61,64]
New Zealand New Zealand Ministry of Health/Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd. (ESR)/Public Health Surveillance Open documents repository Outbreaks occurrence at annual and monthly basis https://surv.esr.cri.nz/surveillance/annual_outbreak.php
https://surv.esr.cri.nz/surveillance/monthly_surveillance.php
[52] and PW
South Pacific Pacific Community/South Pacific Epidemiological and Health Information Services (SPEHIS) Open documents repository Epidemiology, health data (years: 1974–1996) https://www.spc.int/DigitalLibrary/PHD/Collection/SPEHIS_SIESPS [11,40,44,55,58]
Hong Kong The Government of the Hong Kong special administrative region—Center for Food Safety Open documents repository General information, code of practice https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/multimedia/multimedia_pub/multimedia_pub_fsf_69_02.html
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fsf/whatsnew_fsf_poison_fish.html
[11,61]
Hong Kong The Government of the Hong Kong special administrative region—Department of Health Open documents repository Annual case reports, press releases https://www.search.gov.hk/result?tpl_id=stdsearch&ui_lang=en&ui_charset=utf-8&gp1=dh_home&gp0=dh_home&site=dh_home&web=this&query=ciguatera [11]

(1) All links accessed on 25 September 2021. (2) “PW” indicates absent/broken/obsolete links in referenced works retrieved/updated by the present work.