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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

Phytoplankton give us summer’s green water

by KCAW News | Aug 25, 2016 | The Morning Interview

Esther Kennedy is an Environmental Specialist with STA's Environmental Research Lab (STAERL). Just back from a phytoplankton class in Maine, she discusses the July/August massive plankton bloom in Sitka Sound -- both the harmless and the toxic. Downloadable audio.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

UPDATE: Shellfish advisory continues for Starrigavan Beach

by KCAW News | May 6, 2016 | News extras

The STA Environmental Research Lab continues to report unsafe levels of biotoxins in shellfish samples collected at Starrigavan Beach in Sitka. Read More