Interesting Marine Invertebrates

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

Near MacDonald Spit, southern end of the Kenai Peninsula.

A starfish that did not appear healthy.

Jellyfish bloom

The so-called 'warm blob' of water in the North Pacific has brought unusual plankton, which lack the nutrients wild salmon and other marine animals count on.

Scientists first caught on to the strange event when they found thousands of purple sea urchins and other organisms dead in their laboratory tanks.

Warm water threatens marine habitats off the coast of BC

Last year, 2014, was the hottest year ever recorded on Earth. Unlike other worldwide problems from which Canadians might feel relatively safe and isolated, but Canada is actually ground zero of global climate.

High PSP in clams - Sand Point, Alaska, USA

High PSP level in Sand Point, Alaska

Earthworm found while cleaning yard

The paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) results for Sand Point, Alaska (butter clams collected 1/5/2015) had PSP toxin levels of 112 micrograms/100 grams.