Mariculture Minute

Jeremiah Murphy
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This is a podcast on aquaculture and mariculture in Alaska. thekelpshow.substack.com

  1. FEB 6

    Kelp the Vote: Two Alaska Incumbents

    This is the second episode in our Kelp the Vote series, about Alaska politics and ocean farming. In this episode I’ll read responses I got from a couple current incumbents, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and Rebecca Himschoot who represents my town, Sitka in the Alaska legislature. Register to Vote! https://voterregistration.alaska.gov/ U.S. Senator Dan Sullivanhttps://www.sullivan.senate.gov/Voting Record: https://www.sullivan.senate.gov/about/voting-recordNewburg Recipe: https://www.facebook.com/SenDanSullivan/posts/pfbid0YcYBdfqeFcxqPd5wjHZPfPoGcNamt1arYKhMTj3h1yq9xTgz9nBm1xXhkVd7qjBXl?rdid=vIjBWyvASyot24Ax Alaska Representative Rebecca Himschoothttps://akleg.gov/legislator.php?id=hmsVoting Record: https://www.billtrack50.com/public/scorecard/legislator/GtBxWUujJEqn68WWtfZ95w/28573 Alaska Aquaculture Program at UAShttps://aquaculturesemester.alaska.edu/index.html Podcast Resources & Links Ocean Farming and Environmental ImpactWhat Is an Environmental Impact Statement (American Bar Association)https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/teaching-legal-docs/teaching-legal-docs--what-is-an-environmental-impact-statement/ Environmental Impacts Study on Aquatic Systems (ScienceDirect)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969719355561 USDA Aquaculture Overviewhttps://www.usda.gov/farming-and-ranching/aquaculture Seaweed Genetics Workshop Draws Scientists (Alaska Sea Grant)https://alaskaseagrant.org/2024/04/seaweed-genetics-workshop-draws-scientists/ Understanding Aquatic Farming in Alaska (ADF&G)https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/fishing/PDFs/aquaticfarming/2021_understanding_aquatic_farming.pdf Alaska DNR Aquatic Farming Regulation Revisionshttps://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/aquatic/regrevision/ Otters!Sea Otters Can Be Money Makers, But Not Everyone Benefits (NPR)https://www.npr.org/2020/06/11/873885445/sea-otters-can-be-money-makers-but-not-everyone-benefits Sea Otters and Kelp: Climate Heroism Explained (World Wildlife Fund)https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/explainers/wildlife-climate-heroes/sea-otters-and-kelp-a-tale-of-cute-charisma-and-otterly-amazing-climate-heroism/ Sea Otters Help Bolster California’s Kelp Forests (Smithsonian)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sea-otters-have-helped-bolster-californias-kelp-forest-180984042/ Politics and Info Mentioned on the Show! Senate Bill 93, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/93/text Southeast Alaska Legislative District Map (2023)https://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/maps/area/2023-May-Southeast.pdfAlaska Election District Research Mapshttps://www.elections.alaska.gov/research/district-maps/ Alaska Mariculture Clusterhttps://alaskamariculturecluster.org/ Build Back Better Regional Challenge (EDA)https://www.eda.gov/funding/programs/american-rescue-plan/build-back-better NOAA Aquaculture Opportunity Areashttps://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/aquaculture/aquaculture-opportunity-areas Build Back Better Southeast Conference Finalistshttps://www.eda.gov/funding/programs/american-rescue-plan/build-back-better/finalists/southeast-conference Alaska Mariculture Cluster – Abouthttps://alaskamariculturecluster.org/about/ Barnacle Foods – Sweet Licorice Swedish Fishhttps://www.barnaclefoods.com/products/sweet-licorice-swedish-fish?_pos=1&_sid=3af7de45b&_ss=r Alaska District 2 Links! Alaska State House District 2 Profilehttps://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US02002-state-house-district-2-ak/ Oyster Farm Summer (The Kelp Show)https://thekelpshow.substack.com/p/oyster-farm-summer This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekelpshow.substack.com

    27 min

  2. FEB 4

    Kelp the Vote: Alaska's Race for Governor

    In this episode we explore mariculture and politics with a focus on the 2026 Alaska Governor’s race. I get perspectives from three candidates (out of the 12? currently running): Tom Begich, Click Bishop and James Parkin. CORRECTION: WHOOPS! In the podcast I mentioned there are two Democrats in the race so far, as I was editing the episode another one joined the race. https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/04/alaskas-governor-race-picks-up-16th-candidate-a-former-state-legislator-from-sitka/ Vocab words! * Mariculture - farming in the ocean, uually pertaining to seaweed and shellfish farming. * Kelp - a type of seaweed, such as bull kelp, sugar kelp or macrocystis (giant kelp). * King Salmon (aka Chinook) - the largest Pacific Salmon. * Seaweed - large algae that grows in the ocean. * Serreptitious Recording - I jokingly refer to this in the intro, it means a secret recording that not all parties in a conversation know about. * Subsistence Lifestyle - living off food one harvests on their own from the land and sea. Alaskan Shellfish * Cockles * Clam * Scallop PSP Terms * Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) * Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Links! Register to Votehttps://www.elections.alaska.gov/voter-information/#Reg Alaska Governor CandidatesTom Begich * In local news: https://www.kcaw.org/2025/11/10/gubernatorial-candidate-tom-begich-tours-southeast-for-community-conversations/ * Campaign website: https://www.tombegichforalaska.com/ Click Bishop * In local news: https://sitkasentinel.com/stories/candidate-click-bishop-says-schools-priority,84238 * Campaign website: https://www.clickbishopforgovernor.com/ James Parkin * In local news: https://www.ktoo.org/2025/07/16/angoon-resident-and-former-teacher-launches-bid-for-alaska-governor/ * Campaign website: https://www.jp4gov.org/ Alaska Aquaculture Semester at University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus * Program and Application Info: https://aquaculturesemester.alaska.edu/index.html * Local news story: https://www.kcaw.org/2026/01/06/uas-applied-fisheries-program-offers-new-class-focusing-on-alaska-aquaculture/ Alaska Politics https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/alaska-legislature/2025-11-11/anchorage-state-sen-matt-claman-is-second-democrat-in-alaska-governors-race Alaska Permanent Fund * https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/alaska-permanent-fund.asp * https://apfc.org/ King Salmon * https://www.uaf.edu/news/salmon-body-size-linked-to-declines.php * https://alaskapublic.org/news/2024-05-10/southeast-alaska-not-ready-for-a-hatchery-only-king-fishery-study-finds * https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/another-bust-year-for-yukon-river-king-salmon-returns-sonar-counters-show/ * https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=chinook.printerfriendly * https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center/science/heat-stress-alaskas-pacific-salmon * https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/27/southeast-alaska-trollers-question-federal-courts-award-to-plaintiffs-in-chinook-suit/ Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) https://ahab.aoos.org/ahab-network/ Previous Mariculture Minutes on PSP This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekelpshow.substack.com

    19 min

  3. FEB 3

    Kelp for Kids (and Grown Ups Too!)

    In this episode I talk with Mathew Bate, the author of With a Little Kelp from Our Friends talks to Mariculture Minute. We get into social licensing seaweed, writing about climate change for kids and how Mat got interested in seaweed. Notable People Mentioned in Episode! * Mat Bate - https://www.matbate.com/with-a-little-kelp-from-our-friends * Liz Rowland - https://lizrowlandillustration.myportfolio.com/projects * Paul Hawken (Drawdown) * Julie Decker - https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/julie-decker-explains-mariculture-initiatives-in-alaska-emphasizing-sustainable-efforts * Bren Smith * Rob Kinley (methane & seaweed research) Vocab! * Kelp / Seaweed * Sea Grass * Golden Kelp * 3-D Ocean Farming * Mariculture * Regenerative Agriculture * Sustainability * Social License or Social License to Operate (SLO) - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social-license-slo.asp * Greenhouse Gas * Methane Links! This was Mat’s original article on Seaweed farming (with illustrations from Liz Rowland) that started it all! From Matters Journalhttps://mattersjournal.com/stories/seaweedfarming Here’s a link to With a Little Kelp from Our Friends on the Alaska Digital Library. Seaweed, Kelp & Climate * Seaweed & sustainability research (ScienceDirect)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420725000303 * Seaweed farms as climate solutions (Australian Museum)https://australian.museum/learn/climate-change/climate-solutions/seaweed-farms/ * World Wildlife Fund article: Why seaweed is a climate “jack of all trades”https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/explainers/wildlife-climate-heroes/why-seaweed-is-a-jack-of-all-trades-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/ * This link helps explain the difference between seaweed and kelp (UNEP)https://www.unep.org/topics/ocean-seas-and-coasts/blue-ecosystems/seaweeds-kelp * IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report (PDF) - The IPCC is the world’s authority on global climate change—you can find some stuff on seaweed and climate change here!https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_FullVolume.pdf Kelp Farming & Mariculture * Seaweed Central (Australia) – permitshttps://seaweedcentral.com.au/permit-portal/ * AusKelphttps://www.auskelp.net/about * Moonrise Seaweed Co. (WWF)https://www.innovatetoregenerate.wwf.org.au/project/moonrise-seaweed-co * Maine Aquaculture Association – kelp curriculumhttps://www.maineaquaculture.org/kelp_curriculum/ * 3-D Ocean Farming (NOAA Ocean Today)https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-3doceanfarming/welcome.html * 3-D Ocean Farming research (OSTI)https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1902759 * 3-D Ocean Farming & global food security (PDF)https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abhishek-Chaudhary-28/publication/394467222_3D_Ocean_Farming_-A_Key_to_Challenge_Global_Food_Security_and_Environment_Sustainability/links/689cb8f2fc368579b82fb428/3D-Ocean-Farming-A-Key-to-Challenge-Global-Food-Security-and-Environment-Sustainability.pdf Articles, Essays & Media * With a Little Kelp From Our Friends – Mat Batehttps://www.matbate.com/with-a-little-kelp-from-our-friends * With a Little Kelp From Our Friends – GMRIhttps://gmri.org/projects/with-a-little-kelp-from-our-friends/ * A Cry for Kelp – MAD Agriculturehttps://madagriculture.org/journal/a-cry-for-kelp * Little Big Stories – Climate Councilhttps://www.climatecouncil.org.au/little-big-stories-little-big-people/ * Algae vs. seagrass – Smithsonianhttps://ocean.si.edu/holding-tank/images-hide/algae-vs-seagrass Sustainability, Policy & Social Context * Regenerative agriculture (Wikipedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_agriculture * Sustainability (Investopedia)https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sustainability.asp * Social License to Operate (SLO)https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social-license-slo.asp * Social license & kelp farming (UW SMEA)https://smea.uw.edu/currents/a-farm-next-to-a-campground-an-exploration-of-social-license-and-kelp-farming/ * United Nations – Sustainabilityhttps://www.un.org/en/academic-impact/sustainability Alaska Aquaculture at University of Alaska Southeast * UAS Applied Fisheries & Alaska aquaculture on the radio! (from KCAW)https://www.kcaw.org/2026/01/06/uas-applied-fisheries-program-offers-new-class-focusing-on-alaska-aquaculture/ Additional Cool Stuff * Irish Seaweed Associationhttps://www.c-faarer.eu/irish-seaweed-association * Why “sick” means “great” (linguistics aside)https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75017/origin-of-current-slang-usage-of-the-word-sick-to-mean-great * Seaweed Evolution Gamehttps://docs.google.com/document/d/185--5ihFA5a_u27K0A9nrhLTpB6uuv-FrwkrSfAzsEI/edit?tab=t.0 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekelpshow.substack.com

    26 min

  4. JAN 23

    Are Oysters Vegan?

    First check out these Northern Lights in Sitka! It’s usually too cloudy—but we got the full experience this week. In this episode we explore if oysters—those cuddly, delicious bivalves—are vegan. It’s an interesting debate which teaches us about oyster anatomy, oyster farming and more. Here are some vocab words and links!Vocab! * Animal liberation (Peter Singer) * Dead Zones * Nitrogen * Oyster dredging * Oyster sauce (vegan alternatives) * Ostroveganism * Phil Collins / Genesis: In Concert * Phosphorous * Scallops * Selenium * Speciesism / speciesist * Vegan * Vitamin B-12 * Zinc Links! Oyster Habitat, Farming & Anatomy Oyster Reef Habitat – NOAA Fisherieshttps://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/oyster-reef-habitat Sustainable Pacific Oyster Farming – NOAA Fisherieshttps://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/sustainable-pacific-oyster-farming Oyster Life Cycle & Anatomy – Florida State University Marine Labhttps://marinelab.fsu.edu/absi/community-engagement/aboutoyster/lifecycle_anatomy/ Environmental Benefits of Shellfish Aquaculture – Connecticut Dept. of Agriculturehttps://portal.ct.gov/doag/aquaculture1/aquaculture/environmental-benefits-of-shellfish-aquaculture?language=en_US Do Oysters Feel Pain? / Sentience & Biology Do Oysters Feel Pain? – Biology Stack Exchangehttps://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/77246/do-oysters-feel-pain Somewhere Between (On Animal Sentience)https://metazoan.net/61-somewhere-between/ Do Oysters Feel Pain? – The Naked Scientistshttps://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/do-oysters-feel-pain Bivalve Nervous Systems & Behavior (Scientific Paper – PMC)https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3040303/ Blurring the Line Between Plants and Animals – Ask A Biologist (ASU)https://askabiologist.asu.edu/plosable/blurring-line-between-plants-and-animals Psychological Perspectives on Animal Sentience – Frontiers in Psychology (2022)https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.848434/full Biology of Mollusks – National Academies of Scienceshttps://www.nationalacademies.org/read/10796/chapter/5#63 Veganism, Ostroveganism & Ethics “Oysters Are Vegan – Change My Mind” (Reddit Debate)https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateAVegan/comments/n3zm6x/oysters_are_vegan_change_my_mind/ Oyster Mushrooms vs Oysters – Ethical Debate (Reddit)https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateAVegan/comments/oxggaq/whats_more_ethical_oyster_mushrooms_or_oysters/ Is It OK to Eat Oysters? (Reddit Discussion)https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateAVegan/comments/zkybd2/i_think_its_ok_to_eat_oysters/ It’s OK for Vegans to Eat Oysters – Slatehttps://slate.com/human-interest/2010/04/it-s-ok-for-vegans-to-eat-oysters.html Definition of Veganism – The Vegan Societyhttps://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism Scallops Are Scallops Vegan? – VICEhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/are-scallops-vegan/ Nutrition: B-12, Zinc, Selenium & Health Vitamin B12 in Aquatic Foods – ScienceDirect (Aquaculture Journal)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848622008298 Vitamin B-12 Content of Foods – USDA (PDF)https://www.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/files/page-files/Vitamin%20B-12.pdf Are Oysters Good for You? – WebMDhttps://www.webmd.com/diet/oysters-good-for-you Oysters, Zinc, and Coronavirus – Gothenburg Healthhttps://www.gothenburghealth.org/oysters-zinc-and-coronavirus Oysters: Nutrition & Health Benefits – APENutritionhttps://apenutrition.co.uk/blogs/blog/oyster-article?srsltid=AfmBOop9GXgcuJF6OC6DuBeFH2YyqbQnG3orTjH_5R-oWp7WtNeIFR_1 Seasonal Selenium Variations in Mussels and Oysters – ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/279363258_Seasonal_Selenium_Variations_in_Mussels_and_Oysters_from_a_French_Marine_Farm Oysters & Pollution / Dead Zones Oysters and Pollution Tolerance – NOAA Coastal Sciencehttps://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/oysters-can-handle-some-but-not-all-pollution-we-dump-into-the-nations-estuaries-al-com/ Dead Zones in the Chesapeake Bay – Chesapeake Bay Foundationhttps://www.cbf.org/issues/dead-zones/ Animal Rights, Speciesism & Key Figures Save the Animals – Ingrid Newkirk (Archive.org)https://archive.org/details/saveanimals101ea00newk Peter Singer Renews Fight for Animal Rights – Princetonhttps://paw.princeton.edu/article/bioethics-professor-peter-singer-renews-his-fight-animal-rights Animal Liberation – Peter Singer (Archive.org)https://archive.org/details/animalliberation00sing/page/n7/mode/2up A Conversation with Peter Singer – Nautilushttps://nautil.us/a-conversation-with-animal-rights-pioneer-peter-singer-307372/ Ingrid Newkirk – Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Newkirk Oyster Sauce (Vegan Context) Is Oyster Sauce Vegan? – PETAhttps://www.peta.org/living/food/oyster-sauce/ Sound & Music References Boxing Bell “Ding Ding” Sound Effect – Sample Focushttps://samplefocus.com/samples/harsh-boxing-bell-fx?search_id=186079525 Genesis: In Concert – Wikipedia (Phil Collins era)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis:_In_Concert Jeremiah’s Investigative Reporting Tip of the Day! How to Get Around Paywalls – Life Pro Tips (Reddit)https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/3o0m7v/lpt_you_can_get_by_the_paywalls_for_online/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekelpshow.substack.com

    35 min

  5. JAN 13

    Oysters and More!

    I just completed the Alaska Aquaculture semester here in Sitka and I wanted to talk to Aldo because he did it all. He drove the vans, managed tons of logistics, taught us boating skills and how to tie knots. He prepared farming gear for both shellfish and seaweed, taught us how to culture algae, made sure our wetsuits were the right size. He even got us ice cream. I wanted to hear more of Aldo’s experience in mariculture. We talk about FLUPSYs, how the smells of mariculture compare and more! Vocab words! * Down South - In Alaska “down south” refers to the lower 48 (all states beside Alaska and Hawaii). * Finfish – Fish with fins (e.g., salmon, cod, halibut) as opposed to shellfish (aquatic animals with exoskeletons—like oysters, lobsters and abalone. * FLUPSY (Floating Upweller System) – Not a Beatrix Potter character. A floating platform used in oyster nurseries to grow young shellfish using water flowing upwards. * NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) – Opposition to development in one’s local area. George Carlin had a bit. * Off the Road System – Communities only accessible by boat or plane (e.g., Sitka) * On the Road System – Communities accessible by road to the rest of North America. * Oyster Bags – Mesh bags used to hold and grow oysters in farms. * Pseudofeces – Rejected food particles expelled by filter feeders like oysters. LINKS! Aquaculture & Alaska Programs * Aquaculture Semester Alaska (highly recommended!)https://aquaculturesemester.alaska.edu/index.html * Differences Between Fish Farms & Hatcheries (Tanana Chiefs)https://www.tananachiefs.org/the-differences-between-fish-farms-hatcheries/ * Political Economics of U.S. Marine Aquaculture (PDF)https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/bitstream/handle/11122/4167/2010_10-PoliticalEconomicsUSMarineAquaculture.pdf?sequence=1 Oysters & Shellfish Farming Nursery / Gear / Methods * Oyster Nursery (FLUPSY info)https://alaska.seaweedinsights.com/oysters/nursery * Oyster Bags / Farming Methods (NOAA story)https://www.noaa.gov/office-education/hollings-scholarship/stories/shucking-my-way-to-exciting-innovations-my-internship-researching-new-methods-of-oyster-farming-in * FLUPSY articlehttps://www.fukuina.com/articles/nov_dec97.htm Environmental Impact & Ecosystem Services * Oysters as a “Blue Food” climate solutionhttps://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/more-evidence-that-oysters-are-a-blue-food-win-for-climate-and-coastal-pollution/ * Sustainable Pacific Oyster Farming (NOAA)https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/sustainable-pacific-oyster-farming * Oyster Filtration Calculatorhttps://oceanwealth.org/tools/oyster-calculator/ * Ecosystem Services – Filtrationhttps://oceanwealth.org/ecosystem-services/filtration/?utm_source=chatgpt.com * Oysters & Eelgrass + Ocean Acidification (UW)https://fish.uw.edu/2018/07/oysters-and-eelgrass-help-each-other-out-under-increasing-carbon-dioxide-levels/ Scallops! * Atlantic Sea Scallop Aquaculture Cost Study (University of Maine)https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2025/08/04/umaine-research-compares-most-cost-effective-methods-for-atlantic-sea-scallop-aquaculture/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekelpshow.substack.com

    19 min

  6. JAN 9

    Spies, Mice and Shellfish

    How practical is the mouse bio assay for shellfish? It’s saved some human lives. But in this episode we take a look at its practicality and future in the state of Alaska. We continue our chat with Shannon Cellan the Environmental Lab Manager at the Sitka Tribe of Alaska about the mouse bioassay and shellfish. I also go off on some tangents—sifting through legislative documents, taking a peek into some old spycraft and looking back at some old reports on portable tests for paralytic shellfish toxin. Vocab! Microgram Mouse Unit Litmus ADEC High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography-Post Column Oxidation (HPLC-PCOX) method Links! Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Labhttps://sitkatribe.org/our-services/resource-protection-programs/sta-environmental-research-lab/ Vintage PST Reports Mentioned in Episode (I scanned them—they’re all public documents so I don’t think there’s any copyright issues) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15sGFa7apQQR2bk40QXLM8wEJ4kLwczVO?usp=drive_link From the CIA Reading Room…https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000201180060-3.pdf Government Budget & Agency Resources (Alaska) * Alaska Legislature — DEC Budget Comparison (Senate Enacted) https://www.legfin.akleg.gov/BudgetReports/LY2025/Operating/Enacted//DEC-TransactionCompare-Senate-Enacted-wD.pdf?1757971239 * State of Alaska FY2025 Governor’s Operating Budget: Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Health RDU/Component Budget Summary https://omb.alaska.gov/ombfiles/25_budget/DEC/Proposed/7_comp3202.pdf Shellfish Safety & Monitoring (Public Health / DEC) * DEC Shellfish Biotoxin Monitoring Planhttps://dec.alaska.gov/eh/fss/shellfish/resources/bivalve-shellfish-biotoxin-monitoring-plan/ * DEC Shellfish Permitting Guidehttps://dec.alaska.gov/eh/fss/shellfish/resources/permit-guide/ Scientific Methods & Research * PubMed: High Pressure Liquid Chromatography–Post Column Oxidationhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21919349/ * NOAA Coastal Science — Receptor Binding Assay for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoninghttps://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/advancing-the-receptor-binding-assay-for-multi-species-monitoring-of-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning/ Health & Toxicology * EMRA — Shellfish Poisoning Overviewhttps://www.emra.org/emresident/article/shellfish-poisoning * UAA Fact Sheet — Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)https://accscatalog.uaa.alaska.edu/sites/default/files/Fact%20sheet%20PSP%20-%20Public%20Health.pdf * Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin Newsletter - Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Update ― Alaska, 1993–2021https://epi.alaska.gov/bulletins/docs/b2022_05.pdf Other / Contextual * Alaska Public — Article on Spy Stuff and Shellfishhttps://alaskapublic.org/news/2021-04-26/alaskas-secret-cold-war-export-shellfish-toxin-for-the-cia * Reddit Discussion — Source of MilliporeSigma’s Porcine Productshttps://www.reddit.com/r/labrats/comments/1pfymyt/what_is_the_source_of_milliporesigmas_porcine/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekelpshow.substack.com

    24 min
  7. Paralytic Shellfish Poison: Part 2

    12/28/2025

    Paralytic Shellfish Poison: Part 2

    In this episode we talk about the details of testing shellfish for paralytic shellfish toxin. We continue our discussion with Shannon Cellan, the environmental lab manager for the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. For more information visit: seator.org The Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab: https://seator.org/lab/ Vocab, Links and More! Bioassay - https://www2.latech.edu/~wakeman/biomon/bioassay.htm Functional Groups - https://kids.kiddle.co/Functional_group Homogenize - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homogenize High Pressure Liquid Chromatography - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_liquid_chromatography Microbeta Scintillation Counter - https://biotech.ug.edu.pl/sites/default/files/_nodes/strona-biotechnologia/62586/files/instrukcja_-_mikrobeta_instrument_manual.pdf Ninety Six Well Plate - https://www.azerscientific.com/96-Well-Plate-PS-U-Bottom-Clear-Non-Sterile-300-l?quantity=1&custcol_azer_ts=0.09 Receptor Binding Assay - https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/advancing-the-receptor-binding-assay-for-multi-species-monitoring-of-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning/ Radioactive Content of Banana- https://livinglfs.org/mutants-vs-radiation-trying-to-understand-radiation-in-lfs/ Saxitoxin - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12300590/ Shuck - https://mvmagazine.com/news/2007/05/01/shucking-shellfish Sodium Ion Channel - https://www.bme.jhu.edu/news-events/news/all-in-the-family-sodium-and-calcium-ion-channels-share-common-roots/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - https://archive.org/details/turtlescomicsscene This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekelpshow.substack.com

    14 min

  8. 12/18/2025

    Paralytic Shellfish Poison: Part 1

    In this episode I talk with Shannon Cellan about paralytic shellfish toxins and her work at the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Links!Shellfish Testing Data: https://seator.org/data/ Shellfish Testing Map: https://ahab.portal.aoos.org/#map Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab (how to submit shellfish for testing): https://seator.org/lab/ Vocab! Action Potential - https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/ap.html Alexandrium - https://accs.uaa.alaska.edu/wp-content/uploads/NOAA-PMN-Factsheet-Alexandrium_spp..pdf Cyanobacteria - https://asm.org/articles/2021/september/cyanobacteria-blankets-of-doom-causes-and-effects Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) - https://www.noaa.gov/what-is-harmful-algal-bloom Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning - https://dec.alaska.gov/eh/fss/shellfish/paralytic-shellfish-poisoning/ Poison vs. Toxin - https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/364-poisons-and-toxins Phytoplankton - https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/phyto.html Saxitoxin - https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Saxitoxin Sodium Ion Channel - https://kids.kiddle.co/Ion_channel This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekelpshow.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Jeremiah Murphy
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
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