Posts Tagged ‘paralytic shellfish poisoning’
Fellow spotlight: Juliana Cornett
Juliana Cornett is working at the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) in Juneau, Alaska, for her Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship. She supports research projects related to Alaska mariculture—the…
Read MoreHigh school students learn about harmful algae in western Alaska
For three days in November, students from Nome-Beltz High School learned about ocean algae, especially about toxin producing species that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in humans and marine wildlife.…
Read MoreRaising awareness about algal toxins in the Bering Strait region
Health care professionals and the public attended a two-day workshop in Nome last July to learn about the growing threat from algal toxins. More than 40 people participated in the…
Read MoreADN: Eating shellfish you’ve harvested yourself is risky – and can be deadly
In Southeast Alaska this summer, researchers have seen extremely high levels of toxins in mussels and clams, prompting state health officials to warn that harvesting and eating shellfish is risky. Alaska Sea Grant’s Ginny Eckert helps explain what is causing this danger.
Read MoreKodiak agent works with tribes to keep residents safe from PSP
Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a significant concern in Alaska, where many residents harvest clams, mussels and other bivalves for food and recreation. PSP is of particular concern in the…
Read MoreMarine advisory agents promoted
Julie Matweyou and Gary Freitag of Alaska Sea Grant’s Marine Advisory Program received promotions this month. Matweyou, the marine advisory agent based in Kodiak, received tenure and is now associate…
Read MoreKMXT: Kodiak tribal groups take stock of popular subsistence resource
Shellfish are a popular subsistence food on the island, and groups are surveying the density of the local resource. There’s no regular on-site testing of PSP because shellfish harvest on Kodiak beaches is subsistence, but Alaska Sea Grant is working with NOAA to develop a new instrument for monitoring PSP.
Read MoreJulie Matweyou
Julie Matweyou Marine Advisory Agent, Kodiak (907) 486-1514 Contact Julie Bio page Marine Advisory Program Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center 118 Trident Way Kodiak, AK 99615 Julie Matweyou Focus…
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