A survey is underway about health risks related to ciguatera poisoning in American Samoa.
Miss Talofa Fe’a, who is a research assistant with the University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program is spending her summer with the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, conducting the survey with Dr Eileen Nalley. Ms Fe’a explains what ciguatera is.
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Ms Fe’a says the survey will gather information on people who have been affected by ciguatera, what fish they ate, where it was caught and they will also be sampling places where the toxins are found.
The research is being carried out across the Pacific under the Pacific Ciguatera Network. Survey forms are available online at the website of the Pacific Ciguatera Network and Ms Fea can also be contacted at tfea@hawaii.edu
