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Pollution
Protecting People from Deadly Shellfish
Indigenous communities along Alaska’s coast are developing scientific networks to test shellfish for toxins because the state is not doing so
Karen Pinchin is a journalist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is writing her first book, on the history, mysteries and future of bluefin tuna. Credit: Nick Higgins
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