Resident becomes sick after consuming oysters and wonders what is being done to prevent future outbreaks of V parahaemolyticus, this new climate related illness in Alaska.
Purse seiner crew scrambles to shovel the huge bycatch of Northern sea nettle jelly fish (Chrysaora melanaster) overboard.
Dead sea otter and star fish
Blue Sail Jellyfish
Alex Hughes is a Fish and Game technician who volunteers with KSWCD. He said based on their studies at the Buskin river, crayfish are successfully breeding. Crayfish are originally from the Pacific Northwest and as with many invasive species, it’s anyone’s guess how they got to Kodiak.
Unusual Mussel Species
11-20-14 Unusual jellyfish - Togiak, Alaska, USA
11-14-14 Jellyfish bloom Haines, Alaska, USA
11-29-14 Mollusks in moose gut - Egegik, Alaska, USA
These ladies found a snail that they had never seen before and brought them.
Persistently high levels of PSP recorded in the Shumagin Islands.
11-7-13 High PSP levels in clams - King Cove, Alaska, USA
11-1-13 Krill die-off - Metlakatla, Alaska, USA
Salmon and crab gear seeing an incredible increase in mussel roe and slime.
A winter storm lashed the sandy beaches at the mouth of the Ninilchik River with ferocious waves, powerful enough to uproot thousands of razor clams.
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