HomeMy WebLinkAbout062626 - Press Release from JCPH_ Shellfish Closure Eastern Jefferson CountyJefferson County, WA. Shellfish samples from sites tested by the Washington Department of Health (DOH) were found to have high levels of the biotoxin that causes Paralytic Shellfish
Poisoning (PSP). Therefore, DOH has closed Port Townsend Bay, Kilisut Harbor, Mystery Bay and part of Admiralty Inlet for the recreational harvest of all species of molluscan shellfish
including clams, oysters, mussels and scallops. This latest closure means that almost all of eastern Jefferson County is now closed for all species, however Discovery Bay remains closed
for butter and varnish clams only. The closure does not include shrimp or crab, nor commercially available shellfish. Jefferson County Public Health has posted Danger – Toxic Shellfish
signs at public access points in the area.
To read the full press release on our website, visit: https://www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/1765
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Michael Dawson
Water Quality Manager
Jefferson County Public Health
615 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-385-9444 x301
360-531-2862 cell
mdawson@co.jefferson.wa.us <mailto:mdawson@co.jefferson.wa.us> | jeffersoncountypublichealth.org <http://jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/>
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