Finding European Green Crab in Kasaan: What We Learned from a Trapping Event at Longhouse Beach In early September 2025, Tribes, state and federal agencies collaborated to look for one of the world’s most notorious invasive species: the European green crab. What they found confirmed what many in Southeast Alaska have been worried about. European … Read more
Daak Ḵusteeyí is a knowledge sharing event on the shores of Sheet’ká, the traditional territory of Sheet’ká Kwáan, to share teachings about caretaking the tidelands and relationships that are central to Indigenous aquaculture and food sovereignty. The phrase consists of two Lingít words, daak (meaning seaward), and ḵusteeyí (meaning our way of life). This … Read more
Explore and learn more about Pseduonitzschia from this Pseduo-nitzschia Fact Sheet provided by NOAA and NCCOS Volunteer Phytoplankton Monitoring Network.
Learn about the Toxin Cycle and the role shellfish play in this biological process from this infographic: Toxin Cycle provided by SEATOR.
It’s easy to get confused about where and how to test your shellfish for possible toxins, so we made a video with our partners at Artchange Inc. to help! This film walks you through how toxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning get into your food, how to properly take care of shellfish you’d like to get … Read more
“In June, the straits, bays and islands of Puget Sound experienced some of the most extensive harmful algal blooms (HABs) in recent memory, including at least five potential toxin producers. Blooms of Heterosigma akashiwo, which causes massive fish kills, were widespread and threatened the salmon net pen mariculture industry.Enhanced HAB monitoring in the area led … Read more
