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Prevalence of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Marine Food Webs of Prince ...
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Saxitoxins (STXs) produced during Alexandrium Harmful Algal Blooms in Alaska accumulate in shellfish and cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) ...
Alaska - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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The Kasitsna Bay Laboratory is a field station of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)under NOAA’s National Ocean Service. NCCOS ...
HABs in the Kodiak Archipelago: HAB Monitoring and Toxin Testing to ...
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Locations of monitoring beaches for shellfish toxicity in the Chiniak Bay study area, Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska. The project will enhance an existing ...
[PDF] NCCOS in Alaska - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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An FY24 Alaska Regional Coastal Resilience focus area targets rural areas in Alaska that have previously not had high resolution data necessary to run ...
A 2024 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of ...
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In response to resource managers’ concerns about the extent and impact of these chemical stressors, the Mussel Watch Program conducted a basin-wide ...
Expanding the Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research Program for ...
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The Sitka Tribe of Alaska, founder of Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research (SEATOR), has a vested interest in protecting traditional natural ...
Advancing the Receptor Binding Assay for Multi-Species Monitoring of ...
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The Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Environmental Research Laboratory has used the RBA to monitor PSTs at community harvest sites in southeast Alaska ...
Trophic Transfer and Effects of HAB Toxins in Alaskan Marine Food Webs
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The scientific objectives of the study are to: Identify species composition and map cell densities of toxin-producing Pseudo-nitzschia and Alexandrium ...
Assessing the Impact of Shellfish Mariculture on Wildlife in Alaska
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Future work will also aim to elucidate plankton filtration dynamics by Alaskan shellfish in greater detail. Mariculture in Alaska can provide a ...
Contaminant and Disease Assessment in Native Alaskan Fisheries Harvest
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In rural Alaska, native communities rely heavily on subsistence fishing for food. To assess food safety, we tested salmon and shellfish harvested by ...
Scientists Test Alaska Salmon for Harmful PFAS Chemicals (Video)
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Last month, NOAA researchers sampled salmon in southeast Alaska as part of an ongoing project to monitor per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ...
Helping Alaska Tribe Launch a Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Program
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The NCCOS Event Response Program is funding a project to assist the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and other communities in southeast Alaska establish a ...
Mapping Intertidal and Subtidal Habitats of Kachemak Bay and Lower Cook ...
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NOAA scientists launch a drone to collect images of local habitats in Alaska. Credit: Ross Whippo. Nearshore habitats are important sources of food ...
NCCOS Scientists Conduct a Bioeffects Assessment in Bristol Bay, Alaska
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Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) traveled to Dillingham, Alaska on September 17 -24 to collect sediments for ...
Pollution and Biological Health Assessment of Fjords on Kenai Peninsula ...
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It is a joint project with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. We’re conducting a baseline environmental characterization of the ...
NCCOS Publishes Findings on 2013 Karenia mikimotoi Harmful Algal Bloom ...
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A recent publication of NCCOS sponsored research reports, for the first time, on a massive K. mikimotoi bloom that occurred in Kachemak Bay and lower ...
NCCOS Supports Collection of Real-Time Harmful Algal Bloom Data in Alaska
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Continuing a partnership formed last year between NCCOS-funded HAB researchers and regional leaders that revealed the largest and most toxic bloom of ...
Ocean Acidification: Understanding Changing Chemistry in Alaska Coastal ...
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The bay’s unique geographic features provide a cost-effective way to study varying acidity levels. Why We Care Coastal Alaska waters face more ...
New Mapping Tool Lets Users Explore Bottom Habitats of Kachemak Bay, Alaska
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The Kachemak Bay BIOMapper, launched this year, provides detailed geospatial information on marine benthic habitats in Alaska’s Kachemak Bay. The ...
Suitable Habitat for Pacific Halibut Predicted to Shrink in Future
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Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Credit: National Park Service. A study by NCCOS-funded researchers predicts that ...