Blue mussels collected on 6/15/2023, were way above the FDA limit for safe consumption of 80 μg/100g.
Is there something that would cause fingers to tingle or swell after touching the mussels and clams?
Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) observed near King Cove
Regional monitoring program notifies shellfish harvesters of an upward trend in concentrations of PSP.
I have never found live shrimp before in King Cove while subsisting for Chiton's not sure if it is unusual or significant.
Getting bigger each sighting.
Leopard Slug Found
Extremely high PSP levels
Unusually high PSP toxin levels making shellfish unsafe to eat.
High PSP in clams - Sand Point, Alaska, USA
High PSP level in Sand Point, Alaska
The paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) results for Sand Point, Alaska (butter clams collected 1/5/2015) had PSP toxin levels of 112 micrograms/100 grams.
High PSP in clams
Northern sea nettle jellyfish die-off
4-30-14 High PSP levels in clams - King Cove, Alaska, USA
High PSP levels in clams near the end of the Aleutian Peninsula, Alaska.
Persistently high levels of PSP recorded in the Shumagin Islands.
11-7-13 High PSP levels in clams - King Cove, Alaska, USA
For a couple years, Sand Point residents have observed an increasing number of the non-native leopard slug.
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