Toxins Prompt Flanders, Shinnecock Bay Shellfish Ban
NY State officials temporarily banned harvesting shellfish from Flanders Bay and western Shinnecock Bay after mussels tested positive for marine biotoxins.
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Temporary Shellfish Closures - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Information regarding emergency shellfish area closures
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Marine biotoxin found in Terry Creek & Meetinghouse Creek triggers temporary ban on shellfish harvesting
The ban is in response to the presence of saxitoxin, a marine biotoxin that accumulates in shellfish and can sicken people who eat shellfish affected by the…
Chris Gobler Stony Brook University Cornell Wildlife Health Program Department Of Environmental Conservation Sterry Creek Meetinghouse Creek
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