White, dust-like deposit on the beach on sunny day after high tides. Water samples would be required for identification.
Ocean water may be tinted yellow from pollen.
5-25-14 High spruce pollen McDonald Spit, Alaska, USA
An unidentified algal bloom, resembling large clumps of grease or sawdust, stretched from Kingsmill Point all the way up to Pybus Bay. Didn't see any impact to fish or wildlife in the area.
An unidentified substance was found washed up on the Summers Bay beach. Samples were sent to University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and are being tested.
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