The California Department of Public Health issued the advisory, which includes oysters, clams, mussels and scallops, to avoid potentially harmful PSP toxins and domoic acid poisoning, also known as ...

San Diego County health officials Friday advised residents to avoid locally harvested shellfish — such as mussels, clams, scallops or oysters — not purchased from a state-certified commercial ...

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Environmental Health has partially lifted its closure of shellfish harvesting from Discovery Bay, Sequim Bay and the Strait of Juan de Fuca east of Lyre River to the ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), on March 19, issued an advisory “not to consume” sport/recreationally-harvested shellfish. Dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health closed beaches in Pierce County to the harvest of all shellfish species due to the presence of biotoxins. The Department of Health also ...

SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- The California Department of Public Health sent out a notice advising consumers not to eat sport-harvested mussels, clams, or scallops from San Mateo County.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The County of San Diego is advising people not to eat locally harvested mussels, clams, scallops or oysters that were not purchased from a state-certified commercial ...

Update, Sept. 2: The closure on the Narrows has been lifted. The Colvos Passage closure remains in effect, according to the state Department of Health. Update, Aug. 29: Washington Department of Health ...

Shellfish collected in six areas in the country have tested positive for toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported. In a bulletin dated Nov. 22, the BFAR said ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Discovery Bay beaches have been closed for recreational shellfish harvesting due to high paralytic shellfish poison levels in shellfish samples sent to the state Department of Health.

As untold numbers of sea mammals and birds suffer and die from exposure to toxic algal blooms along California coastlines, including Orange County, state officials urge residents to exercise caution ...

Harvesting shellfish has been put on hold for several beaches in Washington. According to Public Health Seattle & King County, paralytic shellfish poison has been detected from Alki Beach to Dash ...