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The FDA has warned that certain clams, oysters, and other shellfish harvested in Washington and Oregon may be contaminated with toxins that could cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. Here's what you need to know.

Record year for ocean heatwaves, with wide-scale repercussions

More than 60 California sea lions have washed up disoriented on the beaches of Southern California since mid-August. The reason? A bloom of the toxic algae Pseudo-nitzschia, which can cause the marine mammals to sicken and, in some cases, die, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

More than 60 California sea lions have washed up disoriented on the beaches of Southern California since mid-August.

Originally published on December 26, 2020 12:17 pm The study published in the journal Frontiers in Climate shows climate change and a 2013-2015 Pacific Ocean heatwave, often called “the blob”, have increased the growth of toxic algae off Humboldt County in Northern California. “The 2015 warm anomaly populated or seeded this new site, which now is a new source of toxin to contaminate shellfish on our coast,” says Dr. Vera Trainer, a research oceanographer at NOAA’s Northwest Fisherie...