Eld Inlet is located west of Olympia. The biotoxin that was detected produces diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, or DSP. Recreational shellfish harvesting for all shellfish species is closed in Eld Inlet ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and ... with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.
All the beaches remain closed to butter and varnish clam harvesting as those species can retain the biotoxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning for up to a year. Environmental health warns that ...