Title: Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in Alaska
When: 22 September 2004
Who: Brian Himelbloom (FITC, UAF)

Brian is an Associate Professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Brian is a microbiologist that works out of the Fisheries Industrial Technology Center in Kodiak, AK.
Brian discussed the dinoflagellate that carries PSP and talked about the life-cycle of Alexandrium. He also talked about what PSP is, where it has been reported, what it looks like, and finally the symptoms and treatments are.

For more information:
Email Brian: ffbhh@uaf.edu