New network of tribes expands toxic shellfish testing
A new lab in Sitka tests regularly for shellfish toxins and is now teaching more than a dozen tribes in the region to do the same
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Sitka Tribe opens biotoxin lab to monitor PSP
At the end of the month, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska will open an environmental research laboratory to test shellfish for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). The lab hopes to give both subsistence diggers and commercial divers peace of mind.
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Biotoxin lab opens in Sitka to monitor PSP
Chris Whitehead, Environmental Program Manager, and Lab Manager Michael Jamros talks about Sitka Tribe of Alaska's new Environmental Research Laboratory. Downloadable audio.
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PSP Part 2: With new lab, STA takes a gamble on shellfish testing
Despite the risk of paralytic shellfish poisoning -- or PSP -- Southeast Alaska has a robust dive fishery that includes geoduck clams. The entire industry hinges on weekly testing results from the Department of Environmental Conservation laboratory in Anchorage. This scenario could change in the not-too-distant future, as Sitka Tribe of Alaska seeks to open an independent testing lab for Southeast.
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PSP Part 1: Tribal partnership seeks modern solution to an ancient problem
Of all the traditional seafoods in Southeast Alaska, none are more shrouded in myth -- and genuine risk -- than clams and mussels. For subsistence harvesters, there has been no way to measure the risk of paralytic shellfish poisoning -- until now. In part 1 of a two-part series, KCAW reports on a partnership among Southeast tribes to create a regional water monitoring program.
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