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Abstract:
In coastal Alaskan Native communities, harvesting subsistence foods at low tide is a way of life, and shellfish are one of the most important intertidal food sources. Climate change increasingly threatens the availability of these resources. With no other governmental agency monitoring ocean conditions affecting subsistence foods in the state, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska established a laboratory to serve Sitka tribal citizens and all citizens of coastal Alaska. The Tribe’s Environmental Research Lab provides timely sample testing to evaluate marine harvest safety.