Researchers are asking Haines residents to be on the lookout for dead, small schooling fish on local beaches, which could be a sign of increased paralytic shellfish poisoning toxicity levels in the area.
Mussels collected in early May from Taiyasanka Harbor registered PSP toxin levels of 63.3 micrograms/100 grams, which is below the FDA limit of 80 micrograms/100 grams.
Bruce Wright, senior scientist with the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, said those numbers will likely rise during the…
