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Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s lab honored for strides in shellfish research

by Tash Kimmell | Dec 6, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

For millennia, Native Alaskans have relied on the bounty of the sea to sustain their way of life. But what happens when those same traditional foods are potentially deadly? If you’re in Southeast, you turn to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Environmental Research Lab. Read More

Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning advisory issued for Starrigavan Bay in Sitka

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 9, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Kari Lanphier manages the Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research lab in Sitka. She says a sample of blue mussels from Starrigavan Bay tested on Tuesday, June 8, showed levels of the PSP toxin above the regulatory limit. Read More

Low levels of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins found near Yakutat

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Sep 4, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated, Uncategorized

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe’s Environmental Department says that blue mussels, littleneck clams and cockles collected Aug. 18 and 19 from Ankau Saltchucks and Puget Cove contained low levels of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins. Butter clams from Ankau also contained low levels, and the Tribe continues to advise against their harvest based on past high levels of PSP. Read More

PSP shellfish advisory for Starrigavan Beach

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Jun 6, 2017 | News extras

On Monday (6-5-17), the Sitka Tribe of Alaska's Environmental Research Lab (STAERL) announced they had found elevated levels of toxins at Starrigavan Beach in Sitka. Do not harvest shellfish until further notice. Read More

Sitka lab issues shellfish advisory across Southeast

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | May 27, 2016 | News extras, Syndicated

Shellfish in Southeast are showing a high risk for biotoxins, specifically those that cause PSP. On Monday (5-25-16), the Sitka Tribe of Alaska's Environmental Research Lab (STAERL) found elevated levels of toxins at beaches in Sitka, Petersburg, Klawock, and Craig. Read More