For the first time, scientists have found a dangerous toxin from algae in the Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea
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Cape Lisburne |
Clams collected in late August had concentrations of saxitoxin considered dangerous for human consumption. The samples were collected in August about 70 miles north of St. Lawrence Island and about 50 miles north of Cape Lisburne, much further north than previously documented.