Quartermaster Harbor on Vashon-Maury Island in Puget Sound is closed to recreational shellfish harvesting until further notice because of unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP). The Washington Department of Health posted the closure today
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Alaska tribe establishes Sitka lab to test shellfish for biotoxins
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska has set up an environmental research and testing lab in Sitka and plans to begin testing local shellfish for biotoxins this spring. There has reportedly been some concern about the …
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Alaska Health Officials Warn Public After ‘Probable Case’ of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
A “probable case” of paralytic shellfish poisoning was reported this past weekend related to clams harvested at Kenai Peninsula’s Clam Gulch, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Department officials said Monday…
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New Shellfish Toxicity Test Could Save Thousands of Mice
A newly approved shellfish toxicity test is quickly becoming music to the ears of fishery laboratory personnel, as well as the tens of thousands of mice whose lives the new test aims to save each…
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China Bans Shellfish From U.S. West Coast for Arsenic and Toxin Levels
China has suspended imports of shellfish from the West Coast of the United States after finding high levels of arsenic and a toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning in recent shipments of geoduck clams from…
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California Warns of Health Risk in Marin County Shellfish
California health officials are warning consumers not to eat mussels, clams or scallops from Marin County because they may contain dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins. The California Department of Health issued a…
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California Officials Add to List of Shellfish to Avoid in Del Norte County
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is adding sport-harvested clams and whole scallops to the list of Del Norte County bivalve shellfish that consumers should avoid. The advisory is in addition to the annual …
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Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Strikes Three in Alaska
Three suspected cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning were reported in Alaska this week, according to the state’s Department of Health and Social Services.
All three individuals ate shellfish harvested in the Juneau area over Easter…
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BC Health Warning Expanded to Oysters
Canada’s public health warning issued on October 15 for raw mussels has been expanded to include raw in-shell oysters and shucked oysters distributed by various shellfish processors in British Columbia.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency…
Mussel Recall Due to Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Fear
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to serve or consume certain raw mussels from British Columbia because they may contain paralytic shellfish toxins.
There have been no reported cases of…
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