Heavy rains and melting glaciers are making landslides in the area more common, says a geologist.
However, if ingested by oysters and other shellfish, the sudden burst of a ciliate form of zooplankton — or animal plankton — called Mesodinium rubrum could turn their meat pink.
Until 2007, there have been only three verified reports of green sturgeon in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, and two anecdotal reports from the Copper River and Unalaska areas.
A winter storm combined with a 20.7-foot high tide hammered the north shore of Kachemak Bay last Thursday.
A large group of dead northern sea nettles (Chrysaora melanaster) found near the shore in Kasitsna Bay.
On this occasion he did not just vomit once, but over and over, combined with severe diarrhea and fatigue.
Sea Star Wasting Disease has caused sea stars to die off since 2013. As of 2018, there are still no sea stars on Bishops Beach in Homer.
Beach walks this summer find many familiar creatures absent. This changing natural world demands attention and caring.
Kachemak Bay has witnessed massive die-offs of sea stars, murres and razor clams. Whats going on?
Polystyrene debris on beaches
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