They may be contaminated with high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning, or PSP, a naturally occurring toxin produced by algae. Shellfish harvested from those areas during that period were ...
Butter clams, important to many Alaskans’ diets, are notorious for being sources of the toxin that causes sometimes-deadly paralytic shellfish poisoning ... Alaska Tribal Ocean Research Network ...
Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (EIFCA) said it was "highly likely" both dogs died from paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). EIFCA said there was no risk to people or pets ...
Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (EIFCA) said it was "highly likely" both dogs died from paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Tests will continue along the coastline until ...
causing what is known as paralytic shellfish poisoning. PSP attacks the nervous system and as little as one milligram is enough to kill an adult. The outbreak of PSP caught the government flatfooted.