Geoduck Divers, Shellfish Farmers get Squeezed by Gov’s Budget
This is Alaska Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch –
Alaska shellfish farmers and divers fear they won’t be ‘open for business’ much longer if they are forced to pick up the tab for PSP (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) lab tests as proposed by Governor Dunleavy’s budget.
Geoduck clam divers, for example, pay about $150,000 each year just to collect samples that are sent to a testing lab in Anchorage. They also pay $20,000 for water quality samples twice a year, and $8,000 to test for inorganic arsenic...
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