The Washington State Department of Health announced Friday that any razor clams harvested on Thursday, May 7, along an approximately 145-mile stretch of coastal beaches from Long Beach north to Kalaloch should be destroyed due to high levels of a marine toxin. Department officials recently discovered elevated levels of domoic
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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 in a press release that a Kenai resident had harvested razor and possibly butter clams
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Shellfish Harvest Area in Washington State Closed for Bacteria Hazard
A section of water in Washington state’s Grays Harbor County has been closed off to shellfish harvest after high levels of bacteria were discovered in the area. The Washington State Department of Health announced Tuesday that waters near Ocean Shores, WA would be closed permanently for the next year, and
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