Samples taken in Haines and Skagway this spring came back positive for toxins from harmful algal blooms that can cause ...

As the official start of summer approaches, federal officials are warning Americans to take extra precautions when eating oysters and clams to avoid a potentially deadly illness known as paralytic ...

Ten fur seals and hundreds of fish washed up dead on a Pribilof beach last year. New research links the die-off to warming ...

Shellfish poisoning can occur after eating clams, mussels, oysters, scallops, cockles, starfish, and crustaceans that consume dinoflagellates during a red tide. During a red tide, sea waters turn ...

During this six-month period, mussels may have naturally occurring toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning and domoic acid biotoxins, also known as amnesic shellfish poisoning.

Mammals who rely on such species to exist similarly ingest the toxins and, because cooking does not neutralize the poison, humans who ingest affected shellfish may also become sick. While PSP is ...

California health officials are urging residents to avoid eating shellfish harvested recreationally from the coast due to the toxic algae bloom that is poisoning sea life. The California ...

It’s been an active year for toxic algal blooms within Washington’s waters. The Washington State Department of Health has detected paralytic shellfish poison in many of the state’s marine areas.

Domoic acid can also cause amnesic shellfish poisoning in humans. Symptoms depend on the type of bloom, but acute cases with ingestion in high doses can include vomiting, cramping, coma and death ...

Health authorities are maintaining warnings against eating wild shellfish from five locations across Tasmania as toxic algal ...