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Four deaths in Guatemala linked to contaminated shellfish

By News Desk on May 24, 2022

More than 30 people have fallen sick and four have died in Guatemala after eating shellfish.

The National Commission for the Surveillance and Control of Red Tide in Guatemala has extended an alert because of…
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The best of times for shellfish harvest, the worst of times for shellfish harvest

By Cookson Beecher on August 8, 2018

It’s time to grab a sun hat and shovel, or rake, and head to the beach to dig for clams or gather oysters. What could be a better summer outing? But time is of the…
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Paralytic shellfish poison levels force recreational harvest ban

By News Desk on August 26, 2017

Most of Vashon Island is now closed to recreational shellfish harvesting because of unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish poison, which acts quickly and can cause paralysis of the respiratory system and death.

The Seattle-King County…
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Red Tide Closes Texas Coast to Oyster Harvest

By News Desk on October 27, 2011

Texas closed all of its coastal waters Wednesday to oyster harvesting because of the algal bloom Karenia brevis, also known as the red tide.

According to the Texas Department of State Health Service, red tide…

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