As waters around Alaska warm, algal toxins are turning up in new places in the food web

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 3,558

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Over the past two summers, a pair of remote and treeless volcanic islands in the eastern Bering Sea broadcast signals of climate change danger in the marine ecosystem that feeds Alaska residents and supports much of the state’s economy.

Tribal employees monitoring St. Paul Island’s beaches came across 10 dead but seemingly well-fed northern fur seals in August of 2024, their bodies lying amid piles of dead fish and birds.

Testing revealed …

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