Recent testing of mussels revealed the presence of a naturally occurring marine biotoxin called diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, or DSP, which can make you sick and can even be life threatening. The ...

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has closed beaches to recreational shellfish harvesting in Vashon Island after finding unsafe levels of a marine biotoxin. High levels of Paralytic ...

The best time of the year for fans of oyster and clam lovers in the Grand Strand is almost here. The 2024-2025 recreational shellfish harvesting season will officially kick off on Tuesday, Oct. 1, a ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Health has lifted its closure of shellfish harvesting from Port Townsend Bay, Marrowstone Island, Kilisut Harbor and Mystery Bay. Those areas had been closed to ...

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.

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 ...

The state Health Department has closed all King County beaches to recreational shellfish harvesting after paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) has been found at levels of concern in shellfish samples on ...

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 ...

Warnings from the California Department of Public Health that advised against eating San Luis Obispo County bivalve shellfish were lifted as of Tuesday afternoon. According to a news release from the ...