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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 ...
Ecophysiology and Toxicity of the Toxic Alga Heterosigma akashiwo in ...
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Individual events can result in $2–6 million in losses for mariculture, especially of salmon. Scientists believe these episodes are increasing in ...
Puget Sound Salmon Threatened Extreme Harmful Algal Blooms
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Blooms of Heterosigma akashiwo, which causes massive fish kills, were widespread and threatened the salmon net pen mariculture industry. Enhanced HAB ...
[PDF] North Pacific Research Board
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fish and forage fish were collected in KB in July 2019 from Pink salmon, Sockeye salmon, Chum salmon and Pacific Halibut at public fish cleaning ...
Harmful Algal Blooms Threaten Pacific NW Salmon: NCCOS Seeks Solutions
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In the Pacific Northwest massive blooms of the single-celled alga, Heterosigma akashiwo, can secrete toxins that destroy fish gills, causing ...
[PDF] NCCOS in Alaska - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Auke Creek and Little Port Walter Research Stations. We found PFAS in both juvenile salmon hatched near urban areas and in remote locations in ...
Contaminant and Disease Assessment in Native Alaskan Fisheries Harvest
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Two species of salmon (chum and sockeye salmon) and shellfish (cockles and softshell clams) were collected from traditional subsistence harvest ...
Prevalence of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Marine Food Webs of Prince ...
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STXs transfer through zooplankton, forage fish and benthic invertebrates, reaching seabirds and marine mammals. There is concern that STXs accumulate ...
Assessing the Social and Cultural Importance of Subsistence Salmon in ...
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Within Alaska, we focus on the salmon fishery because of its size, geographic range, and significance to multiple groups there, including commercial ...
Informing Adaptation Decisions for Alaska’s Salmon Fisheries
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Communicate the project’s scientific and planning results to legislative decision makers, fishermen, salmon-dependent communities, and wider ...
Socioeconomic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms Story Map Released
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West coast seafood market case with Dungeness crabs, scallops, and salmon. Credit: NOAA. Dungeness crabs. Credit: Josh Churchman. Explore Similar News ...
NCCOS PROJECT - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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Despite boasting one of the largest commercial and subsistence salmon fisheries in the world, environmental studies in the area are few, resulting in ...
If You Build It, Is It Worth It? The Value of Restoring Coastal Sand ...
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The previous study from the same project also looked at the return on investment of protecting coastal wetlands that serve as nursery for young salmon ...
Ocean Acidification: Understanding Changing Chemistry in Alaska Coastal ...
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Damages the small plankton that can make up half the diet of some salmon species in Alaska; Reduces growth or causes death during the sensitive, early ...
Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northeast Pacific
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Northeast Pacific fisheries of salmon, halibut, cod, perch, walleye pollock, rockfish and king crab are the largest U.S. commercial fisheries. From ...
Fish Farming Improvements Reduce Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture
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Advances in fish farming technology and management practices significantly decreased the environmental footprint and increased economic performance of ...
Water Pollution Regulations Underestimate Fish Consumption, Endangering ...
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But many experts say that estimate, which influences the safety of the state’s salmon, clams and other edible aquatic life, doesn’t jive with reality ...
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Identifying Toxic Species
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Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most common, non-bacterial, seafood illness. The condition is caused by toxins from the microalga Gambierdiscus ...
Mercury Hot Spots and Bioaccumulation in Fish - NCCOS
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We identify which species of fish and which harvest locations expose consumers the most to potentially toxic mercury. With this information, we seek ...
NOAA, BOEM Develop New Tool to Reduce Dredging Impacts to Essential ...
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As part of a recently completed two-year study funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...