Contaminated shellfish found in Homer harbor

The State Department of Health and Social Services is warning residents to exercise caution when collecting shellfish in Homer harbor.
Recent tests have shown elevated saxitoxin levels in blue mussels.
Blue mussels.
(Credit Photo by Kathy Kartchner)Catherine Bursch is the Harmful Species Program Coordinator at Kachemak Bay Research Reserve. She samples blue mussels every two weeks in Homer harbor to monitor for toxins.
“We did pick up over the regulatory limit of toxins in the shellfish th