"It's been sitting up on the beach just putting his head up towards the sky and not making a sound."
Is there something that would cause fingers to tingle or swell after touching the mussels and clams?
This region in the Bering Sea began to change color in early July, during roughly the same period when dead shearwaters began being reported by LEO members in coastal communities. Ocean experts suspect it's a non-toxic coccolithophore bloom. Interestingly, these kinds of blooms have occurred before in conjunction with shearwater die-offs. But this may be circumstantial.
Discolored marine waters near Haines may be reflective of the extremely high level of algae in southeast waters this month.
Hundreds of dead sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) found along the shores of White Sands Beach.
A range of wildlife-related events have been occurring this month in Shishmaref and other parts of Norton Sound.
Historically, pollock are not a commonly observed species in Bristol Bay, but sightings are becoming more common.
Regional monitoring program notifies shellfish harvesters of an upward trend in concentrations of PSP.
On this occasion he did not just vomit once, but over and over, combined with severe diarrhea and fatigue.
Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea) found in the bay near Platinum, slightly north of usual species range.
Warning: (2016-11-07) Recreational anglers should avoid consuming the viscera (internal organs, also known as “butter” or “guts”) of dungeness crab
Extremely high PSP levels
Declining after years elevated.
Unusually high PSP toxin levels making shellfish unsafe to eat.
Community wonders about cause of illness.
A large number of bird die-offs
Dead sea otter and star fish
Murre deaths reported along the shore of Nanwalek.
Dead birds on beach
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