“Right now, the levels are high enough that just one mussel could kill someone,” said Sarah Spelsberg, a physician assistant at Iliuliuk Family and Health Services, Unalaska’s clinic.
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A person has died from paralytic shellfish poisoning in Unalaska
This is the first known paralytic shellfish poisoning fatality in Alaska since 2010, although serious illnesses are reported more frequently.
It’s not just people who need to worry about getting sick from eating shellfish; pets can get PSP too
It’s not just people that can get sick or even die from eating toxic mussels, clams or other shellfish. Pet owners need to watch out for their pups too.
Kake granted emergency hunting request during pandemic
The federal subsistence board approved a special hunting request on Monday that permits the Organized Village of Kake to harvest deer or moose out of season.
Tribal governments have been waiting since April for permission to hunt during pandemic
That decision is typically granted by a federal board, but because everything about the pandemic is unprecedented, it hasn’t been simple.
Alaska’s salmon industry contends with a rumor from China that you can get COVID-19 from seafood
Fish marketing experts are assessing how the rumors could affect Alaska salmon’s image in the world.