Saxitoxin Linked to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea In August 2024, a northern fur seal mortality event was observed on St. Paul Island, AK in the southeast (SE) Bering Sea. Ten seals in good body condition were found dead along with large accumulatio....

#saxitoxin from #toxicalgae accumulates in shellfish like #clams. #necropsy of Northern fur #seals found dead on #StPaulIsland, #Alaska seems to show saxitoxin poisoning from a bloom of #Alexandriumcatenella

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