The author of the contract report (Appendix VI) suggests that samples should 

 continue to be collected so that assays for brevetoxin detection may be refined. His research 

 group will be conducting collaborative research on the assay of brevetoxins in marine animal 

 tissues; this process should assist in the further development and verification of the assays. 

 A major difficulty in establishing an assay of this type is obtaining a true "control liver" 

 sample, known to be free of toxins or other substances that interfere with the assay. 



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