HomeMy WebLinkAbout100224 email - Press Release_ Shellfish Partial Re-OpeningJefferson County, WA. Recreational shellfish beaches in Port Townsend Bay, Kilisut Harbor, Mystery Bay and the eastern shore of Marrowstone Island have changed from being closed for
all species of shellfish, to being closed for butter and varnish clams only. Testing of recent shellfish samples from several locations in the county by Washington State Department
of Health (DOH) indicate that the level of biotoxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning has dropped below the closure limit for certain species of clams, oysters and mussels.
Butter and varnish clams, which retain toxins longer than other species, remain closed in these areas, and the portion of Chimacum Tidelands/Irondale Beach Park south of the mouth of
Chimacum Creek remains closed due to pollution.
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Thank you,
Jordan Carter
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Communications Specialist
Jefferson County Public Health
615 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
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