Though no longer an uncommon occurrence each summer, a streak of red tide hit local waters as early as last week, a premature showing from the algal bloom that officials say is likely responsible for a fish kill in an Aquebogue creek. A spokesman with the Department of Environmental Conservation stated on Thursday that on [...]
On July 6th, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced the closure of recreational mussel harvesting for over 120 miles of Oregon Coast from Tillamook Head south to Heceta Head due to elevated levels of paralytic shellfish toxins (PST). The closure includes mussels found on the [...]
As shellfish harvesting in parts of Southampton Town has been shut down by the eastward spread of the toxic “red tide” algae bloom, East Hampton officials have watched anxiously for signs that the toxin could find its way to East Hampton Town waters next. The scientists who discovered and have been tracking the emerging health [...]
Selected inlet-estuary areas on eastern Long Island have been placed under temporary emergency shellfish closures by the State of New York. On April 5, 2012, New York announced the earliest-ever closure caused by high levels of the harmful algal toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in New York shellfish and the first-ever biotoxin closure [...]
This article was originally published on a NOAA webpage NOAA has awarded $125,614 for the first year of an anticipated $591,082, three-year project to New York scientists researching new methods of monitoring and predicting Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) caused by the toxic algae Alexandrium and Dinophysis. Eating shellfish tainted with toxins from these marine algae species can lead to paralytic shellfish poisoning [...]
Scientists are on the water off the New England coast this week gathering evidence to determine what caused an unusually large spike in Harbor seal deaths. The carcasses showed no signs of starvation, which kills many young Harbor seals this time of year once they’ve weaned. Theories abound in the media, but evidence suggests that the seals could [...]
An algal bloom deadly to fish and shellfish was discovered in August 2011 in Great South Bay, Long Island, and grew after Hurricane Irene drenched the region. A NOAA-funded researcher at the State University of New York-Stony Brook will document the algae and test a promising technique to control future blooms, which threaten to undo [...]
OLYMPIA – State health officials warn that a type of biotoxin never before found in Washington shellfish has been detected in shellfish from the Sequim Bay area. The discovery led to a commercial and recreational harvest closure in Sequim Bay, and people are urged not to eat shellfish from that area until further notice due [...]