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Workshop helps lead environmental scientists through measuring paralytic shellfish toxins

Two people in a lab. One holds a bottle of clear liquid.Shellfish are a culturally important resource in Alaska. However, with the threat of harmful algal bloom toxins that can accumulate in shellfish, health risks from consuming contaminated shellfish is a concern. NCCOS scientists along with Chugach Regional Resources Commission and Ocean and Earth Environmental Services recently conducted a week-long training and capacity development workshop in Seward, AK to lead environmental scientists through measuring paralytic shellfish toxins to ensure shellfish are safe to eat. Learn more about this effort:

https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/alaskan-communities-monitor-for-habs-in-marine-resources/