Toxic shellfish were found within Kachemak Bay during the first week of September, according to an alert issued by the State of Alaska Department of Health and the Alaska Division of Public Health this week.

The alert states that shellfish from “the inner bay” have been found to contain amounts of toxins responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning “above the regulatory limit that is considered safe for human consumption.” The Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network is currently testing and analyzing wild shellfish from Kachemak Bay for toxins, while Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve continues to monitor phytoplankton levels in the bay. Results from the AHAB network will be shared online at ahab.aoos.org/hab-alerts/.

According to the Alaska Division of Environmental Health, th

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