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NCCOS scientists are in Kodiak, AK collecting sediment to inform a HAB forecast

Person in a boat holding a rope fed through a pulley Tall, snow-capped mountains in the background

NCCOS scientists are on the water in Kodiak, AK collecting sediment samples to inform a new forecast model for toxic Alexandrium blooms in south-central Alaska. These Harmful Algal Blooms are a serious health hazard in much of coastal Alaska due to accumulation of saxitoxins in shellfish and other invertebrates harvested as subsistence foods. Check out our other HAB forecasts:  https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/habs/hab-forecasts/