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Oregon Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Outbreak Prompts Rapid Response
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Razor clams are an economically important shellfish harvest off the coasts of Oregon and Washington. Closures of this shellfishery can result in ...
HAB Bulletin Supports Quinault Tribal Access to Razor Clams After Algal ...
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Digging for razor clams at low tide. Credit: David J. Ruck, NOAA. Last October, high levels of the algal toxin domoic acid accumulated in razor clams ...
Pacific Northwest HAB Forecast Supports Popular Recreational Razor ...
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Razor clamming at Twin Harbors beach, WA. Credit WDFW. NOAA funded partners released the latest Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Blooms (PNW HAB) ...
An Early Warning System for Pseudo-nitzschia Harmful Algal Blooms on ...
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Razor clams support tens of millions of dollars annually in coastal tourism in Oregon and Washington and are essential to Olympic coast tribal nations ...
Prey size selection and bottom type influence multiple predator effects ...
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Crabs in isolation, in conspecific pairs and in the interspecific pair were offered clams in 5 size classes simultaneously (10 60 mm shell length ...
Advancing the Receptor Binding Assay for Multi-Species Monitoring of ...
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Conduct matrix validation studies using clams, geoducks, oysters, razor clams, and mussels following the NSSP’s guidance for Laboratory Method Matrix ...
Harmonizing Methods to Determine Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins ...
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Additionally, this method can only be used to detect DSP toxins in clams under the NSSP — additional “matrix extension” studies are required for other ...
Record-setting Razor Clam Harvest Aided by Pacific Northwest HAB ...
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Recreational razor clam harvesters in Long Beach, Washington, set a record for one-day digger trips (17,800 diggers) on April 30, 2017. The record ...
Yessotoxins Responsible for Mass Shellfish Mortalities in Washington in ...
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Dying clams in Hood Canal (Rocky Bay, Washington, 2019). Credit: King et al, 2021. In the summers of 2018 and 2019, shellfish growers in Washington ...
Alaskan Tribal Communities Trained for Testing Paralytic Shellfish ...
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Last October, two cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) were confirmed after butter clams containing PSP toxins were harvested for personal ...
Marine Shellfish Get a 'One-Two Punch' from Acidification and Low ...
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In young clams, ocean acidification slowed growth more than hypoxia. Older clams were resistant to hypoxia or acidification separately, but ...
Fast Tool to Detect Toxic Shellfish - NCCOS - National Centers for ...
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Coastal tribes and communities from California through Alaska depend on local harvest of clams and crabs as a food source and cash crop. They are ...
Algal Bloom Toxin Neutralizer Tested in Real-World Conditions
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Applying the amino acid cysteine – common in foods and made by the human body – to clams in storage tanks blocks much of the toxin from binding to the ...
New Publication Reports Prevalence of Shellfish Toxins in Arctic Marine ...
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Clams had higher toxin concentrations than other layers of the food web and some clams collected in all three regions contained toxin concentrations ...
Shellfish Larvae Struggle in Fluctuating Estuarine Oxygen and Acidity
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A study supported by NCCOS and the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program found thatinteracting effects of acidified and low oxygen (hypoxic) waters ...
Marine Shellfish Populations Estimated to be at Risk from Ocean ...
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A new NCCOS-funded study shows that ocean acidification has the potential to harm wild populations of scallops and clams along the U.S. northeast ...
Hard Clam Populations May Decrease Due to Stone Crab Range Shifts
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NCCOS-funded research into the ecosystem effects of climate change may improve management of the commercially important shellfish populations in a ...
Diurnal Fluctuations in Acidification and Hypoxia Reduce Growth and ...
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Diurnal variations in pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations are common seasonal phenomena in many eutrophic estuaries, yet few studies have ...
Exploring the Use of Microcosms to Assess the Effects of Microplastics ...
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The team set up each system with seawater, estuarine sediment, cordgrass plantings, juvenile clams and juvenile grass shrimp. The team conducted the ...
NCCOS Funding Supports Tribal Shellfish Toxin Testing in Southwest ...
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The funding supports consistent, monthly collection and analysis of blue mussels, limpets, and butter clams at six locations across the four Tribal ...