What is the true influence of the red tide on the production, price and marketing of the Galician mussel?

Abstract

In recent years, the Galician mussel industry has encountered an environmental factor capable of influencing its sea farming; the red tide. Its environmental and economic impact on mussel aquaculture is directly related to the duration of toxic processes. Therefore, in this work will be used the number of days of closure of production areas in order to analyze what is the true influence that red tides exert on the production, price and marketing of the mussel Galician.